Bapharet Vessel’s The Good Kind of Mushroom
Bapharet Vessel
The Good Kind of Mushroom
(Self-released)
Does sophisticated songwriting and a mature sound come only with age and years of experience? Teenagers Julian Cedillo (guitar,...
The Me-Thinks’ “Mr. Dude,” “Rock Deaf”
The Me-Thinks
“Mr. Dude,” “Rock Deaf”
(Indian Casino Records)
If you ask me, the whole notion of “songwriter” as a type of music is meaningless. Even the...
Big Red Ants’ Last Year’s Big Fall
Big Red Ants
Last Year’s Big Fall
Big Red Ants’ debut album, Last Year’s Big Fall, is a 10-song collection of catchy alt-rock tunes. Occasionally, the...
Summer Dean’s Unladylike
Summer Dean
Unladylike
(Self-released)
Summer Dean has been working on her solo material for years, playing shows frequently (including opening for notable country stars Sam Outlaw and...
VVOES’ Get Your Life
VVoes
Get Your Life
(Self-released)
Shortly after debuting its demos online in 2015, Fort Worth-based Ill Smiths began generating a solid amount of buzz around the region...
Alexandria Rhea’s Naked Soul
Alexandria Rhea
Naked Soul
(Self-released)
“Naked” is the obvious adjective used to describe Alexandria Rhea’s debut EP. The 27-year-old Cleburne native not only appears bare-skinned from the waist...
Stumptone’s Spark
One thing I noticed while listening to Stumptone’s brand new album: Chris Plavidal and company really know how to shift the mood of a...
Signals & Alibis’ Looks Like Rain
It is impossible to listen to Signal & Alibis’ Looks Like Rain without immediately being swept back to the early’90s Scene that Celebrates Itself:...
Siberian Traps’ Stray Dogs
I don’t want to say that Siberian Traps have finally found their sound, because that would suggest that the five-piece’s previous material, watermarked by...
Nice Major’s California Colors
Fort Worth-based rapper Nice Major’s California Colors is a sonic collage of West Coast-style synth, slow-riding beats, droning, mind-bending notes, and intricate rhymes with...
