Tag: Blueburst

Rebecca Helen’s “Patterns In The Sky”: Grief, Mapped

Rebecca Helen's new single, "Patterns In The Sky," landed in my inbox, and honestly, I wasn't expecting... this. This rising star from Cape Town – indie-pop, they say – has bottled something raw, something that spills out of the speakers and pools around your feet. https://open.spotify.com/track/2kIeEcxZK3GDPsuNXH4k70?si=vPJievz0R-u2_DumdjfUsA The theme? Grief. But not the movie version, with artfully placed single tears. This is the messy, inconvenient, "why did...

A Cleansing Listen: Kelly Glow’s “Black Girl Magic” (DJ Nervex Remix)

A strange and wonderful thing happens when you listen to Kelly Glow’s “Black Girl Magic” DJ Nervex Remix. The sound itself is pure nostalgia, a sun-drenched boom bap that feels genetically engineered to be played with the windows down, circa 1995. But something else is going on beneath that familiar West Coast shimmer. This isn’t just a throwback; it's a lecture hall where the...

Blueburst Manifest A Resurgence Of Vintage Verve In ‘Train In Vain’

Guitarist Craig Douglas Miller's Blueburst: A Manifesto of Musings from a 20-Year Musical Sabbatical. Craig Douglas Miller and Marty Willson-Piper are at the forefront of...