Tag: Talk in Vain releases Distant Land

Why Social Gravy’s “Fools” Still Sounds Like Today’s News

Let’s be clear about Social Gravy’s re-released single, “Fools”: this is not a song that uses metaphor as a shield. From its first snarling chords, this track, a furious time capsule from 2016 unearthed by Brad Kohn and Vee Bordukov, feels less like a composition and more like a brick heaved through a stained-glass window. It’s a raw-throated accusation, a two-by-four of a protest...

Find Your Peace in Inal Bilsel’s “Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow”

Inal Bilsel, "Once Upon a Cloudtop Meadow". Honestly, the title alone conjures... well, precisely what the music delivers. It's an album that sounds like the background music for a Studio Ghibli film that doesn't exist yet, but absolutely should. Have you ever seen a cat yawn so widely it looks like it's trying to swallow the sun? That level of surprising delight – that's...

Beyond the Pale: Talk in Vain Takes Us to a “Distant Land”

Okay, let's talk about Talk in Vain’s “Distant Land.” This isn't your grandma's rock and roll. It's more like finding a hidden cassette tape...