Tag: Dame Zina out with Fairytales album

“Fare Thee Well”: Larry Karpenko’s Heart-Rending Elegy Transcends Ordinary Grief

A Masterclass in Musical Mourning Transforms Personal Loss into Universal Catharsis "Fare Thee Well" Larry Karpenko comes as a surprise, like a handmade letter tucked inside a library book: personal, frighteningly clear. This album is an elegy for Sharlene, a missionary, mother, and friend who died at age 43 of cancer. It does not just mourn; it breaks down loss with the care of an artist...

The Fraying Edges: Rusty Reid’s “Attitude Change”

The title of Rusty Reid’s new single, "Attitude Change," has the sterile ring of a corporate warning, which makes the desperate, heart-on-the-floor plea within it all the more jarring. This is the sound of the final straw, a melodic ultimatum delivered while someone else in the room is looking at the baby, or the TV, or anywhere but at the person whose love is...

Dame Zina Weaves Electronic Pop With Folklore In Their Enchanting ‘Fairytales’

Father Daughter, or Dame Zina, in short, is an enticing electronic pop group. Their initial debut album, “Emerald Eyes,” dates back to 2020, and they...