Tag: Stranded Assets

Larry Karpenko’s “Heart Calls Love” Is A Pop Symphony Of Longing And Liberation

Larry Karpenko's Latest Single "Heart Calls Love" Balances Madonna-inspired Energy with Fauré-influenced Sophistication. The upbeat love song "Heart Calls Love" is relevant for both young and old, from the casual meeting to the deep thought. This carefully made single does something that not many modern pop songs try to do: it makes you feel something without making the song too hard to listen to. Even though it...

From Pac-Man to Pop Culture: “Rok” and the Art of Emotional Synth

If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey. Nigel Dunn, the one-man conductor behind this electrified locomotive, paints in phosphorescent streaks of emotion while clutching an aesthetic pulled straight from the neon abyss of ’84. Yet, “Rok” isn’t content with cosplay. No, this album doesn’t merely wear the...

The Unforgettable Truth: My Glass World’s “Stranded Assets” Barges In.

My Glass World and their new album, “Stranded Assets,” have barged into my ear-space, rather like that one uncle at a wedding who insists...