Tag: Mary Strand singer

The Fever Dream Clarity of Amy Jay’s “MNEMONICS”

Listening to Amy Jay’s latest album "MNEMONICS" is a bit like discovering a stack of sticky notes you wrote to yourself during a fever dream, only to find they make perfect, terrifying sense in the cold light of a Tuesday morning. It’s a record that doesn't just ask for your attention; it pulls up a chair, sits remarkably close, and asks why you’ve been...

Archers New Rival Find a Heavy New “Direction”

With the arrival of Archers New Rival and their single "Direction", I found myself tracing the jagged line of a crack in my ceiling, letting the melody dictate exactly how much that imperfection bothered me. The track initiates with a deception a clean, resonant melancholy that feels safe before suddenly mushrooming into a thick, distorted wall of heavy texture. It reminds me, oddly enough,...

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...