After basically spending a year inside, I can only appreciate every corner of the bedroom pop that Claud covers with their debut album “Super Monster.” Released Feb. 12 on Phoebe Bridgers‘ Saddest Factory records, the […]
Author: Shaun Smith
New Music Friday, March 12, 2021
Everyone is talking about the one-year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic and all I keep thinking about is summer concerts. Festivals, I see festivals. Better to see the festivals than to smell the festivals, but […]
Sincerity Shines For Aerial East On ‘Try Harder’
The most beautiful parts of art are rooted in truth. It’s a well-crafted combination of honesty and empathy that lets the viewer nearly feel what it was like to be where the artist stood. No […]
New Music Friday, March 5, 2021
You know that saying about the weather – that March comes in like a lion. Well, the first New Music Friday of the month is roaring with good music. There are so many great new […]
Pom Poko Stays True To Its Vision On ‘Cheater’
The universe works in mysterious ways. I have been sitting with the Pom Poko album, “Cheater,” for the past few weeks. Every couple of days I will go back and listen to it, like it […]
New Music Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
Do Australians just play by their own rules? I’m not talking about football – I’m talking about both Nick Cave, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard coming out with new albums on a Thursday. […]
Death By Unga Bunga Pumps Up The Machismo On ‘Heavy Male Insecurity’
One of my favorite quotes is of course something that I can’t find on the internet. I am almost positive I heard Utah Philips say it, so it could have been anyone. But here goes: […]
New Music Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
It’s been a wild week – freezing temperatures in Texas and Trump Plaza in Atlantic City imploded – so The High Note is here to ease you into the weekend with New Music Friday. If […]
Ben Kweller Makes A Connection On ‘Circuit Boredom’
Checking in on your friends is important and social media makes it so much easier. Go ahead and take a minute to wish your high school friends congratulations on their baby, or a happy birthday […]
New Music Friday, Feb. 12, 2021
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone, as well as New Music Friday as we are celebrating the Year of the Ox and all the new albums released today – Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Of course, Valentine’s […]