Tag: Darren Mason - Hope + Fury

John Deering’s “Strip Mall Jesus” Excavates ’90s Grunge With Modern Urgency

Minneapolis Veteran John Deering Emerges from Three-Decade Hiatus with Blistering Single That Confronts Hypocrisy Through Gritty, Basement-Recorded Intensity His first song, "Strip Mall Jesus," is not just a throwback to the Seattle movement of the 1990s; it is a raw release of unresolved emotion, wrapped in analogue warmth and delivered with the unwavering honesty of someone who has nothing left to prove. Recording for "Strip Mall...

Jacob and the Starry Eyed Shadows’ “Racing on the Back Straight.”

The latest from Jacob and the Starry Eyed Shadows, “Racing on the Back Straight,” performs a fantastic trick: it dresses up a full-blown existential crisis in its summer best and sends it to the beach. This Glasgow solo architect, Jacob, has constructed a Trojan horse of a track, all propulsive indie rock guitars and a pop-punk chorus so immediate it feels like you’ve known...

Darren Mason’s ‘Hope + Fury’: A Sonic Odyssey Through Emotion And Reality

London's Finest Darren Mason blends genres and emotions in an album 'Hope + Fury' that's as real as it's dreamy. A musician with extraordinary skill,...