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The Raw Urgency of Michellar’s “LOVE PEACE WAR- acoustic remix”

There is something frantically urgent about the way Michellar delivers "LOVE PEACE WAR- acoustic remix". After a staggering forty-year silence, a gap wide enough to fit entire lifetimes into this San Francisco songwriter broke the seal in 2023 and hasn’t stopped since. This track, inspired by the invasion of Ukraine, captures that specific, dusty nostalgia of Haight-Ashbury, seemingly channelling the ghosts of 1960s protest...

The Heavy Inheritance in Michellar’s “LOVE EARTH”

Alright, this one settled in differently. Not with a bang, but like noticing the colour drain slowly from a favourite rug. Michellar's "LOVE EARTH" wraps its stark message in this comfortable cloak of indie rock softness, a bit of alt-country dust on its boots. The female vocal leads, clear and steady, piloting through a landscape that feels increasingly precarious. https://open.spotify.com/track/1nBGREag5AUevozyCepKWv?si=32662ddcf35c497d The subject matter – environmental crisis,...

Mary Strand Unleashes A Punk Rock Christmas Carol With “I Wanna Believe”

The singer-songwriter Mary Strand embraces her raw, garage rock roots on this bold holiday anthem "I Wanna Believe". The American musician and author Mary Strand...