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“ … challenging and is often very beautiful … ”

04/14/2020     /

Guitar player Steve Palmer hails from Minneapolis and ‘Useful Histories’ is only his second full length recording following his 2014…

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“Savour this album folks.”

03/25/2020     / /

I must admit, this album past me by when it was released a month or so ago and boy, do…

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“ … soars straight into the sun … ”

02/24/2020     / / /

It took a little while, but Minnesota-based guitarist Steve Palmer has delivered on the promise of Unblinking Sun, his excellent 2014…

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“ … begs to be played as you’re cruising down an empty highway, heading towards the sun.”

02/03/2020     / / /

Steve Palmer’s Useful Histories is a vibrant collection of hazy guitar meditations that pull you into a world that is…

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“ … it’s there between the cosmic aspirations … ”

02/03/2020     / / /

Sunrise Ocean Bender doesn’t push product with the veracity that some labels seem to adopt these days, rolling out a…

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“ … an adventure worth taking … ”

01/21/2020     / / /

“Not All Who Wander Are Lost” A vapid idiom best left to couch pillows sold at Kohl’s, or an astute…

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“ … feels timeless … ”

09/23/2018     / /

Prana Crafter, the project of Washington Woods guitarist and multi-instrumentalist William Sol, has released severally critically acclaimed psych excursion over…

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“☆☆☆☆☆ Modern Psych Masterwork”

09/23/2018     / /

 Back in 2006, Soft Abuse released the only album by Jewelled Antler Collective associates Flying Canyon. A truly magical…

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“☆☆☆☆ | As rejuvenating and refreshing as a wild swim.”

09/23/2018     / /

Most musicians are inspired to some extent by their surroundings. Few transmute the experience into music as artfully as William…

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“ … the new psych-folk class’ frontrunner … ”

08/03/2018     / /

It’s already been a big year for Prana Crafter, with a stunning tape for Beyond Beyond is Beyond released around…

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