February Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 086, February 2021 Brother Saturn | the jupiter prophecy The titles of some of the songs from this Brother Saturn album suggest a passage through turmoil and contemplation of one’s own mortality: “Re-Birth,” “Particles Of Life,” “These Are Dark Times” and “Death Will Find Us.” The […]
Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 085, January 2021 When my friend David Mead passed away from his long struggle with leukemia on December 2, 2020, it brought into intense focus not just the fragility of life but also the way the global pandemic has only highlighted the shortcomings of our society and
QUEEN CITY SOUNDS: BEST OF 2020 — Not from Colorado By Tom Murphy Published Issue 084, December 2020 Since local music has been covered most of this year for Queen City Sounds, here are 36 albums not from Colorado that made 2020 better. Look out for an expanded list including local releases at queencitysoundsandart.wordpress.com by
NOVEMBER QUEEN CITY SOUNDS By Tom Murphy Published Issue 083, November 2020 Church Fire – some lonely wip This collection of “unfinished / unmixed / unmastered / instrumentals” bridges the gap between Nine Inch Nails and Crystal Castles with their raw, lo-fi, maximalist glitch. Without the highly emotive and cathartic vocals that have been part
QUEEN CITY SOUNDS By Tom Murphy Published Issue 082, October 2020 DYAD – DORMANT Charles Ballas and Jeremy Averitt are perhaps better known for their participation in acts like Howling Hex and Esmé Patterson‘s live band respectively as well as their production work for Echo Beds. But DORMANT from their long-running collaborative project DYAD showcases their
PRESERVE DANCEFLOOR EPIPHANIES: #SAVEOURSTAGES Support National Independent Live Music Venues From Folding From The Coronavirus By Carsen Greene Published Issue 082, October 2020 A show at an independent venue is a rite of passage. Do you remember the first time you packed into a mildly musty, dim, dusky venue with 75 strangers and listened to
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QUEEN CITY SOUNDS By Tom Murphy Published Issue 081, September 2020 Blackcell – Burn the Ashes Denver-based EBM/IDM band Blackcell returns with its first full-length album since 2013’s In the Key of Black. Matt Jones’ processed, distorted vocals sound as ever like a dispossessed human resisting an ever-increasing mechanization of life. These dark dance songs
INDIE 102.3 LOCAL MUSIC DIRECTOR ALISHA SWEENEY TALKS ABOUT DENVER’S MUSIC SCENE, THIS YEAR’S B-SIDE, AND WHAT LED TO HER CAREER IN RADIO By Courtney Law Published Issue 081, September 2020 This summer, MCA Denver and Colorado Public Radio’s Indie 102.3 partnered to present B-Side Music Fridays virtually. This is an excerpt from a recent
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QUEEN CITY SOUNDS By Tom Murphy Published Issue 080, August 2020 A Shoreline Dream – Melting With its first release since 2018’s Waitout EP, A Shoreline Dream presents a set of songs that seems less ethereal than their previous output. From opening track “Turned Too Slow” to closing song “Atheris Hispida” the progressive shoegaze duo