1997
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We go three-for-three in the Darla Bliss-Out series; aren’t you getting the hint yet about how wonderfully necessary it is to your record collection? Read more
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We go three-for-three in the Darla Bliss-Out series; aren’t you getting the hint yet about how wonderfully necessary it is to your record collection? Read more
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A gorgeously slow, seductively beautiful twenty-two minutes’ worth of ice-cold ambient music. Read more
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A stunning epic of melancholic ambient sound from a master musician incognito. Read more
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A lovely little lounge-jazz cover of yesterday’s featured number. Read more
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Chicago-based alternative-rock band’s second and final album was a slice of great-sounding, radio-friendly alternative rock. Read more
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Chicago-based alternative-rock band’s second and final album was a slice of great-sounding, radio-friendly alternative rock. Read more
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Is this a slow-jam love song about that special someone, or is it a deeply meaningful praise song to God? You decide. Read more
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Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. In 1997, Chicago rockers Smoking Popes released one of the most original, unique concept records in rock history. Read more
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I always felt that Chris Leo’s band The Van Pelt ended too abruptly. Along with ex-Blonde Redhead guitarist Toko Yasuda, the duo released two superior albums and a handful of singles, ending abruptly in 1997, the duo reformed quickly as The Lapse, and continued on making similar-sounding music. In fact, I wondered why they Read more
