Foxy Digitalis
Some whispers have a thousand lives. Quiet, intimate moments are the ones that live forever. tilt, the trio of Kalia Vandever, Carmen Quill, and Isabel Crespo Pardo, stitch incantations into a warm, hypnotizing mantra on “all and nothing.” Vandever’s searching trombone playing backs the lilting vocal harmonies like a soft, encompassing glow. Tenderness imbues each […]
Once the melodic ghosts of Jason Calhoun’s small circle can be seen, the corporeal drifts hidden in the hidden recesses of these songs already have their claws embedded. Subtle tonal shifts and small, frenetic movements cloud the forward paths we lurk along, but once the destination is revealed, it’s as though we’ve unlocked a new part of […]
“Take My Heart” starts with a pop, Francie Medosch’s unforgettable voice a clawhammer strike right at the core. “Take my heart,” she pleads, “and be kind” over a rickety stew of Dinosour Jr.-esque guitar scrawl and simmering pedal steel. Inside the restrained bombast of earworm verses and an anthemic chorus, melodies flash bright smiles while […]
I’ve become such a massive fan of Joanna Mattrey in the last few years, and am fascinated by her approach to improvisation and her principal instrument (viola). There are so many things I hear and feel when listening to her records. Sometimes it’s the open, exploratory spirit she follows; other times, a cathartic, emotive core […]
Drifting patterns bounce around at obtuse angles in the magic hour fielded by Seminar Shadow’s “Luring.” Dueling piano motifs cast shadows on one another, a series of muted starbursts buoyed by an increasing sense of urgency. Seminar Shadow – the duo of Lucie Vítková and Teerapat Parnmongkol – combines emotive, melodic stippling with an undercurrent […]
Frank Meadows made one of my favorite ‘singer-songwriter’ records of 2022 with Dead Weight, and further, contributed so much great music to the world with label he helps run, Dear Life Records. Frank and I had been talking about him doing a mix for a while, but life kept interfering with the timing of it, […]
Listening to the whimsical fantasy of Courtney (Swain of Bent Knee) and Brad’s (Krieger of emergent New England studio hub Big Nice Studio) “Mayonnaise,” it feels easy to fall in love. Beguiling, country-tinged instrumentation dances across lithe song patterns following Swain’s emotive vocals sung in her native Japanese. Joy is sprinkled throughout Courtney and Brad’s music. […]
The heart is a hushed bonfire on Little Mazarin’s stunning, intimate “Lightning in the Water.” Lindsey Verrill’s music is borne of place; it is timeless and ontological, always inviting anyone in earshot to take a seat and breathe it in. In the glowing Texas sun, joined by Jeff Johnston and Carolina Chauffe, “Lightning in the […]
Foxy Digitalis depends on our awesome readers to keep things rolling. Pledge your support today via our Patreon. I can’t get away from Anne Malin’s upcoming album, Summer Angel. After listening to it for the first time, I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about it until days later I found myself still thinking about its enigmatic narratives and […]