Review: Hiss Golden Messenger – Bed Debt (2010)
It’s been said before that my favorite genre of music is folk noir and it’ll be said again. In fact, it’s about to be said again here, right now: My name is Amber Valentine and my favorite genre of music is folk noir. I love a good murder ballad, or a good ballad that sounds […]
Review: Blue Water White Death – Blue Water White Death (2010)
When Blue Water White Death announced its existence mere months ago via what kids these days call “The Pitchfork”, I literally squealed with excitement. Yes, readers, I, a full grown woman, squealed. To understand why, you must first understand that half of conceptual rock duo Blu
Review: Alaska – Alaska E.P. (2009)
Music discovery is a funny thing. I’ve mentioned before how often I get new favorite bands gift wrapped and handed over to me like birthday gifts from good pals. Groups opening for an already beloved act? That’s a great way to give yourself some exposure to the little known and/or bran
Review: Bad Books – Bad Books (2010)
It’s strange when there’s an artist that holds a very special place in your heart for reasons unknown. You know, the kind that almost becomes a significant other to you over time, whose music is there when no one else is, who manages to just understand something about aspects of your personality
REVIEW: PEARLY GATE MUSIC – PEARLY GATE MUSIC (2010)
Mezzic readers, my name is Amber Valentine and I am creep. I don’t mean that in the sense that I like to repeatedly and perversely hit on underage ladies until restraining orders are threatened, but rather that I, much like Thom Yorke before me, am a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? Well, [&
REVIEW: AGENT RIBBONS – CHATEAU CRONE (2010)
I’ll be completely honest with you, Mezzic readers. I got into Agent Ribbons for one reason and one reason only: I found their lead singer, Natalie Gordon, ridiculously attractive. From her coy profile to her intimate body language to the fact that she was rocking the exact same sho
REVIEW: PEZZETTINO – LUBDUB (2010)
Don’t get me wrong. I like Feist alright. St. Vincent‘s kind of cool. But even the most interesting of Pitchfork approved ladies these days have something severely lacking and what that is is weirdness. In fact, even the most lauded of female artists seem, to me, to border on “a
REVIEW: LIGHTNING LOVE – NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY (2009)
Who said Detroit is just for garage rock? Electo-indie darlings Lightning Love are here to win your heart with catchy melodies, confessional lyrics, and more than a little bit of atypical sass. I was in the basement of the Empty Bottle last September on the couch with a friend and his lapt