by Topher Parks | Mar 20, 2022 | Album Reviews
This past Friday saw the release of MOTOMAMI, the heavily-anticipated third studio album from highly-acclaimed Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía which is already receiving accolades from critics both near and far. From Pitchfork, to The Wall Street Journal, to NPR, to...
by Topher Parks | Feb 9, 2022 | Album Reviews
It was the tail end of 2019: Kansas City natives Hembree had just come off the road after touring in support of their full-length debut House on Fire and had already begun work on their next LP. Then, of course, the pandemic happened, and even though what started as...
by Topher Parks | Feb 6, 2022 | Album Reviews
Whenever I step back to consider some of my favorites, St. Paul & The Broken Bones always feels like a bit of an outlier, and yet, they are always in that first or second tier of names I think of or mention in response to the notorious “what’s your favorite band”...
by Topher Parks | Dec 31, 2021 | Lists!
Since I included just 20 of my favorite releases for 2020, I figured why not keep the trend going and this time around feature 21 from 2021. As always, I found it rather tough to narrow down this list, which originally started at well over 50 and probably closer to...
by Topher Parks | Dec 29, 2021 | Lists!, Playlists
100. VOLA – These Black Claws (featuring SHAHMEN) 99. WALK THE MOON – Can You Handle My Love?? 98. Miguel – So I Lie 97. Colony House – O Ya 96. Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits 95. Jaialai – For Today 94. Citizen – Blue Sunday 93. Of Monsters and Men – Destroyer 92....
