Tag: Funky Blackman The Beach

Feel the Heat: Empty Pinata’s Hypnotic New Single “Bonfire”

Empty Pinata – remember LA Rodriguez? – serves up the single "Bonfire," and honestly, the air changes slightly when you play it. It’s less like passively listening and more like discovering a singed diary page fluttering down a quiet street. The music itself is this curious contradiction, wrapping harrowing emotional shrapnel in the comforting gauze of indie-pop, flecked with soft rock warmth. A strangely...

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...

No Sand Required: Funky Blackman Brings “The Beach” Vibes to You

If you’ve ever tried to catch a seagull mid-flight with a butterfly net, you’ll understand the elusive joy that Funky Blackman's "The Beach" EP...