Critiques by SwanoDown RSS
Jakob Leventhal & Sarah Jarosz- Greenwich Village Ghosts (Track Review)
“What’s harder than telling me,
that you’ve had enough?
Wild Whispers- Icarus Rising (Track Review)
The message of not flying too close to the sun is flipped completely by the Wild Whispers
Maro- carsick (Track Review)
Written by Grayson Jones "Carsick" by Maro is an around the clock song. Dragging me by the ear is the musical structure of this song. Very faint kick in the bass reminds me of stereotypical elevator music. Its ‘flavor’ comes from the acoustics from a guitar with a playful melody. This song is full of playful moments, one being a woman taking maro for an emotional ride. Just like any love song, somebody’s pain is perceived more than the other. They say pain is a lack of understanding. What’s more painful than the nauseating experience from emotional instability? This song was not a favorite of mine from Maro, but was very well needed. I believe there is a special demographic in...