The current fascination with all things zombie is wearing a bit thin with me, but none the less I absolutely love the second long-player from minor-key alt-rockers My Fair Fiend, Making Monsters (October 2015). Those who have been following along here for a while will remember the wonderful self-titled debut long-player and review for Murder A Dream posted here a little over two years ago. Well, nothing has changed except perhaps some additional polish and song-craft. Still focused on the morose, Callie (Moore) Crofts and company have a way…
Read MoreMatto Rules has been been quiet for several years. This video for Saranda, was released back in 2013, but things are heating up again in preparation for the release of the band’s first long-player. As such, the band has released two singles and an EP from 2012 and 2013 on bandcamp.com, and have posted new information about the upcoming long-player on their web site and facebook page. Matto Rules makes minor key masterpieces such as Saranda (seen here), with bold, broad musical strokes and powerful…
Read MoreMore than a year ago, Midlake appeared on this blog, with their 2009 release of Acts Of Man, a haunting tale of forbidden love and betrayal. It’s been several years since Midlake has had a new release but the wait is finally over. Enter the title track for the new long-player, Antiphon (November 2013). Musically and lyrically, Midlake still tend towards the darker underbelly of the human experience, but the music is textural, fluid and infinitely listenable. With melodies that tend toward the minor key, these…
Read MoreSinger and pianist Jenn Malzone is a busy girl, fronting Middle Class Fashion while maintaining playtime with Paper Dolls and Tight Pants Syndrome-all hailing from St. Louis, MO. All I can say is, “St. Louis, you are lucky folks indeed!” Jenn Malzone plays the middle ground in a shifting minor key to major key musical landscape, making her brand of pop sound more interesting than a normal pop songstress. Here on Middle Class Fashion’s Sugar Hrt Candy, from the January…
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