Poems Turn Struggle Into Sound on Their New EP “Half-Life”
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Poems Turn Struggle Into Sound on Their New EP “Half-Life”

Poems’ latest EP, Half-Life, opens with “Placebo”, and from the first fuzzy guitar tones it’s clear this is a record about contrast. Both immediacy and restraint, swagger and vulnerability.

The San Diego outfit build their songs around the dissonance of young adulthood – trying to define yourself while wrestling with anxiety, dependence and that uneasy comfort of prescription drugs. Continue reading

Keyth Jones Ignites Nostalgia with New Release “Run to Me”
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Keyth Jones Ignites Nostalgia with New Release “Run to Me”

A lifelong musical wanderer pays tribute to his garage rock roots in a high octane anthem.

From his early days haunting coffeehouses with an acoustic guitar to his time fronting Baltimore’s psych-rock outfit Fractal Cat, Keyth Jones’s career has been defined by restless reinvention.

Now, with his latest single “Run to Me”, Jones cranks up the fuzz, dusts off his love for electric guitar, and delivers a high energy garage rock anthem that could have easily been unearthed from a stack of Nuggets era vinyl. Continue reading