Tag: Finnegan Bell

Mahto & The Loose Balloons: Unboxing Attic Vows

Listening to the new EP from Mahto & The Loose Balloons, “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is like opening a wooden box found in an attic. The contents aren't keepsakes, but vows—four jagged promises made to oneself in the quiet aftermath of a great uncoupling. https://open.spotify.com/album/3tCZ38eK4scP2ncv8ga7WM?si=RJGgjZhlQSWNOxxaRbKPZg This is music that breathes the air of the room it was born in. Mahto Addison-Browder’s voice...

“I Wonder”: The Resilient Clarity of No Ordinary Fish.

No Ordinary Fish. The name itself conjures expectations beyond the usual shoal, doesn't it? And their new single, "I Wonder," largely delivers on that peculiar promise. It’s a track that sidles up rather than storms in, Exeter’s four-piece crafting a slow-burn narrative of party-lit paranoia and eventual, crucial self-affirmation. https://open.spotify.com/track/1njJIPxdyL3IANAtuQnaAn?si=4b060b4eb12840c2 Debbie Pearce’s voice steers us through this emotional labyrinth. We’re right there with her, feeling that...

Love Ghost Fuses Global Sounds With Poignant Authenticity In ‘Veneno’

Love Ghost, an indie band from Los Angeles that has played alongside the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, and R.E.M. at Germany's...