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LIGHTNING STRIKES! – Quick But Essential Reviews for the Discerning Listener
[At the risk of tempting the Fates (living as your author and his wife now do... -
Fantabulous! – “Our Final Album Vol.1” from Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help
With some artists in the ‘indiesphere’ and its multiple tendrils it’s a challenge to get a...
Music News
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David Fair of Half Japanese Has Died
David Fair, one half of the legendary indie rock outfit Half Japanese has died. Along with... -
Scott Weiland’s Live Album Due Out In October
Scott Weiland’s live album will available for the first time ever on CD and digital formats.... -
John Douglas Of The Trashcan Sinatras Dead At 63
John Douglas of the Trashcan Sinatras has died. The Irvine-born guitarist had been with the legendary... -
Jennifer Finch Of L7 Dead At 59
Jennifer Finch, the charismatic bassist/vocalist and songwriter for L7 has died. Finch, who recently revealed she... -
Fiona Apple Releases New Single “Horns Of A Bull”
Fiona Apple has released a new track called “Horns Of A Bull.” Composed as the title... -
Dinosaur Jr. Set To Release First New LP In Five Years
Dinosaur Jr. have announced the release of their first new album in five years. Titled There...
Track of the Day
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Stereo Embers Exclusive Single/Video Premiere – “Shockable Rhythm” from Atlanta’s Dark-Grooved Psych Outfit CDSM’s First Full-Length ‘Convertible Hearse’ Releasing May 23rd
Consider this, the opening gambit of this irresistably beguiling track from Atlanta’s CDSM (Celebrity Death Slot... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE – “Find Things Beautiful” from Latest Shimmy-Disc Signing Clara Joy’s Debut Full-Length
We all know – or should know – that as much, if not more than, melodies... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Matthew Edwards’ “Fireworks”
Nostalgia is a tricky friend; with a skip in its step, it gleefully leads you down... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: John Douglas’ “Johnsburgh, Illinois”
John Douglas has been quietly racing towards the end of 2024 riding a discernible winning streak.... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Chris Simmons’ “A Cold December”
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day/Their old, familiar carols play,” Longfellow once wrote. Indeed, there... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Matthew Nowhere’s “Love Is Only What We Are”
Sometimes the best surprises come from out of nowhere. That couldn’t be more apt when it... -
STEREO EMBERS TRACK OF THE DAY – “Made of Rain” from Beauty In Chaos featuring Ashton Nyte
Collaborations are often tricky things, depending as they do on that rather devilish commodity ‘chemistry,’ which,... -
Stereo Embers’ TRACK OF THE DAY: Milo Binder’s “I Should Be Your Man”
Let’s get the time thing out of the way. When Milo Binder’s debut album came out... -
STEREO EMBERS SINGLE/VIDEO PREMEIRE – “The Calling” from Kato Hideki and Bonner Kramer off Upcoming LP ‘The Walk’
If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that those things that move us the most, reach... -
STEREO EMBERS TRACK/VIDEO OF THE DAY – “Wheeling” from Mansfield Ohio’s Big Bend
When I first heard The Blue Nile I marveled in a way I’d never marveled before....
Interviews
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STEREO EMBERS ALBUM PREMIER – “Contenders” from Great Lakes, including a Track-by-Track Breakdown from Founder Ben Crum
Some songwriters’ aim is so true you have to wonder as to the origin of their... -
Retro Synthwave For The Spectacular Now: An Interview with LAU
LAU is somewhat of an underground synthwave/retrowave legend online, garnering quite a bit of attention over... -
STEREO EMBERS EXCLUSIVE PREMIER w/INTERVIEW – “Coalescence” the New Single/Title Track from Cold Weather Company’s Upcoming Fourth Album
New Jersey residents Brian Curry, Jeff Petescia and Steve Shimchick, dba Cold Weather Company, traffic in...
Recent Reviews
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Riveting, Endlessly Compelling – The “Alms For Children” Collection from Legendary New Zealand Band This Sporting Life
Picture the archetypal writer’s desk with its stacks of this and sprawls of that crowded about... -
Resilient Defiance and a Whisper of Dignity: Minorcan’s Latest and Arguably Finest Album “Rock Alone”
Don’t know about you all but we here at SEM have a soft spot for albums... -
A Gently Persuasive Insistence: Captain’s Audio Project’s Quiet Stunner of a Debut “Waiting For The Moon”
Not that I’d ever have imagined saying it while flashing around in my late teens, twenties... -
Nothing But Gold: Tuff Sunshine’s Vanity Matrix
Tuff Sunshine’s Johnny Leitera has always been a bit of a linguistic force. It’s hard to... -
A Deft Unfurlingness Building on Itself – “Down To The Marshes” from David Lance Callahan
If you’re avid about this noise we love and are lucky enough to survive through five... -
An Unforced Certainty and Grace – “Earthbound” from The Old Ceremony
There’s a calculated anticipation that precedes hitting ‘play’ on a new album from a band you’ve...
Entertainment News
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David Fair of Half Japanese Has Died
David Fair, one half of the legendary indie rock outfit Half Japanese has died. Along with... -
LIGHTNING STRIKES! – Quick But Essential Reviews for the Discerning Listener
[At the risk of tempting the Fates (living as your author and his wife now do... -
Scott Weiland’s Live Album Due Out In October
Scott Weiland’s live album will available for the first time ever on CD and digital formats....