Tag: Down the Railway Spine

“Keep it Burning” Finds The Plastic Pals in Vintage Form

Twenty years into their tenure, The Plastic Pals have returned with "Keep it Burning", a record that feels less like a studio product and more like finding a pristine, forgotten leather jacket in a thrift store scuffed, smelling faintly of clove cigarettes, and fitting perfectly. Hailing from Stockholm, this group has managed a strange bit of sonic teleportation. They are Swedish, yes, but the...

James M LaRocque’s “All About Me”: Self-Aware or Self-Obsessed?

James M. LaRocque, or JML as the hip kids probably call him, dropped "All About Me". It's a classic rock single, which, you know, feels like showing up to a party dressed as a Roman gladiator when everyone else is in jeans. Not a bad thing, necessarily. https://open.spotify.com/track/3xQO9QXBzMyKSCsN10ggfp This isn't about discovering some new profound meaning to life, that's for sure. JML is firmly planted in...

Realma Unveils ‘Down the Railway Spine’

Serbian-Chinese Artist Realma Interweaves PTSD Struggles with Synthpop Sounds in 'Down the Railway Spine'. Feeling the pain of battle and PTSD with an incredibly touching...