Author: Sidney Parish
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Holding On and Letting Go: Mourning Doves by Sleep Habits

Life moves, seasons change, and some songs stay tucked away until the right moment. There is a quiet beauty in holding onto them long enough for them to find their rightful place in the world. New Orleans-based indie-folk artist Sleep Habits embraces this patience on Mourning Doves, a reflective EP built from older tracks that…
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Video Age + Hovvdy Concert Review

St. Claude Avenue is buzzing on this Friday night. There’s music blasting from every direction and people gathered on every corner. I’ve made the 15-minute trip to Siberia, a small, intimate bar and live music venue that’s impossible to overlook thanks to its mural of a mammoth and mountain range. Tonight, I’m here for something…
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Rose Vaughn Makes a Striking First Impression with Her Self-Titled Debut Album

When Rose Vaughn released “Caught in a Lie” last summer, its raw honesty and twangy edge hinted at something bigger on the horizon. Now, nearly a year later, she emerges in full bloom with her striking self-titled debut album, Rose Vaughn. Lately, I’ve been making a conscious effort to experience albums as complete works—and I’ve…
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Karma’s a Bitch, and Heartbreak “Tastes Like Shit,” According to BIZZY’s Latest Single

More often times than not, there are two sides to ending a relationship: the heartbreaker and the heartbroken. The one who walks away feeling free, triumphant, or even indifferent, and the one left devastated, confused, and downright horrible. Alt-pop artist BIZZY explores the idea of being on both sides in her latest single, “Tastes Like…
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Ducky – Juleser & Liv Bell

When it comes to listening to duets, it can be a bit of tricky territory for me. There’s always a thrill in seeing two artists you admire or think would complement each other join forces on a track. More often than not, however, the result feels a bit formulaic. Usually, one artist takes the first…
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The Funky and Incredibly Catchy, “Talk” by Fleshed Out

I’ve been in a real funk lately. It’s a cyclical funk, typically falling into it near the end of the summer every year, where I seem to lose interest and motivation for everything. I’m falling behind on reading, catching severe writer’s block, and falling behind on keeping up with the latest song releases. However, while…
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An Ode to Love and Loss: A Review of 100 Watt Horse’s EP, Okey Donkey

Picture yourself running around a grassy field barefoot and carefree. You’re gathered around a bonfire with your closest friends friends until the fire turns to embers and ashes. Fireflies flicker all around you as dusk approaches. Or, perhaps you are reading in front of an open window, embraced by a warm late summer breeze. This…
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Sidney’s June Favorites

Not going to lie, June has been a doozy for me. The entire month flew by, and the heat in New Orleans has been relentless.. Although most people get the winter blues, I tend to feel a bit more down during the summer. Never fret, however, because the music I have had in my rotation…
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amen! – hemlock concert and EP review

Sunday night in an offbeat bar, I’m here to attend hemlock‘s EP release party in New Orleans, Louisiana. Saturn Bar is an eclectic dive bar–two stories high and accompanied by an attached backyard patio. Some may say it looks run down and raggedy, but I like to think of it as a well lived-in bar…
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

In a narrow alleyway in Tokyo, there is a café known as Funiculi Funicula. Here, patrons can embark on a journey to either the past or the future, provided they adhere to a strict set of rules. Only one seat in the café facilitates time travel, which becomes available when its usual occupant, a ghost,…
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Mac Demarco Covers Haruomi Hosono’s “Boku Wa Chotto”

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Haruomi Hosono’s debut solo album, Hosono House, Stones Throw Records has curated a tribute album honoring the Japanese musician. The compilation will feature contributions from renowned artists such as Cornelius, John Carroll Kirby, Yuma Abe, Jerry Paper, and others. To inaugurate the launch, Mac DeMarco, a long-time admirer…




