Every year, I do a rundown of my picks for the Best Albums of the Year. Sometimes I rank them. Sometimes I don’t. I do what I want. In no particular order, here’s what kept my ears happy this year: Blood Orange – Freetown Sound Blood Orange, aka the London-born New Yorker Dev Hynes, is no…
A photo posted by The Littlest Winslow (@littlestwinslowblog) on Oct 7, 2016 at 2:12pm PDT Band of Skulls is one of the best contemporary rock bands we’ve got. They’re also one of the most underrated. So let’s not bury the lead here: the British trio’s live show is electric, booming, rousing. As the band doled…
When England’s Band of Skulls released Baby Darling Doll Face Honey in 2009, it forcibly introduced the band with a tight collection of blues-inspired rock that felt just as authentic as it did urgent. Three records later and in search of a place to refocus, Matt Hayward (drums), Russell Marsden (guitars, vocals) and Emma Richardson…
If you had to describe British rock trio Band of Skulls in one word, it would be “consistent.” The group’s fourth record By Default dropped recently, offering everything you’d want out of a Skulls album: vibrant, crushing guitars, vocals that alternate between harmonious and dueling, and a solid swagger that’s been building with every release.…
Music in 2014 just wasn’t as enticing as last year. When 2013 came to a close, I couldn’t bear choosing just 20 albums to include in my Best Of list…and here, I struggled to really scrape up a solid 10. Sure, there were many albums I liked in the last 12 months, but not too…
There is no more bullshit statement than: “Rock is dead.” If one stops looking and takes his ear off the ground for just a split-second, the facade of a long, lost genre of music can creep up on you. But good music is all around us, and with open minds and open eyes it’s quite…