There are several sounds that are most definitely British, and with their clear soaring female vocals and intimate indie pop sensibility, The Catenary Wires are a textbook example of one of them.

The Fogerty Brothers are putting their upbringing to good use in the genuinely psychedelic outfit Hearty Har, parsing the electric sitars and paisleys of long ago into a legitimate translation.

This week’s compendium of five carefully selected albums are all connected by a change encounter with Julius C. Lacking … maybe it was the tags, or perhaps the artwork, but the results are clear.

Merlyn Belle (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Invisible People. Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Sometimes rock and roll seems to get stuck in a rut, but The New Madness bring fresh life to a sound that was old before they were born.

Nataly Dawn brings the intimate half of Pomplamoose on tour as a solo artist and delivers a warm-hearted and entertaining set at the Neo-Burlesque club, The Slipper Room.