REVIEW: GOODNIGHT MR. MAX – SLEEPAWAY (2012)
You have to be a little patient with Goodnight Mr. Max. The Grand Rapids, Mich., duo released their debut EP last month, and it can be a bit slow-going at points. But take the time
Review: First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar (2012)
To say I’d been anticipating First Aid Kit’s sophomore album, The Lion’s Roar, is one hell of an understatement. Since 2008, I’ve been following Swedish sisters K
REVIEW: BRIGHT ARCHER – HIDDEN SYSTEMS (2011)
Refreshing. That’s what Hidden Systems from Portland’s Bright Archer is in one single word. Admittedly being awash in dream pop these days or songwriters attempting to twea
REVIEW: CRIBSHITTER – METHLEHEM (2011)
A lilting banjo melody lulls the listener into the first track of Cribshitter‘s, Methlehem. The simple instrumental beauty is cut short by second track, “Boom G
Review: Blouse – Blouse (2011)
Dream pop has been gaining massive momentum lately and one of the newest players to the game, Blouse, was born in the summer of 2010. Charlie Hilton and Patrick Adams began c
Review: Poliça – Give You The Ghost (2011)
Poliça is the latest band to come out of the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’ and they are quickly making a mark with their debut album, Give You The Ghost. Originally set to release in
Review: Carpenter – Sea to Sky (2010)
When you first find out Carpenter’s from Vancouver, Canada, it’s like first finding out Dan Aykroyd’s Canadian. And Will Arnett. Leslie Nielsen was a shocker. They play a pun
REVIEW: TYCHO – DIVE (2011)
Today we welcome our newest contributor, Kellie to the Mezzic Family! Kellie has been living in Atlanta for 10 years, although part of her heart will forever remain in Pittsburgh w
Review: Pearl and the Beard – Killing the Darlings (2011)
I believe I owe Pearl and the Beard an apology. A few months back I reviewed a show here in D.C. in which the Brooklyn-based trio opened for the David Wax Museum and gave them a me