UNCLE EARS is a music blog that gravitates towards melodies, adventure, unsigned artists, fresh discoveries. Uncle Ears trusts his ear to know what it likes and loves sharing what he finds. He lives near Seattle, WA, USA.
UNCLE EARS is a music blog that gravitates towards melodies, adventure, unsigned artists, fresh discoveries. Uncle Ears trusts his ear to know what it likes and loves sharing what he finds. He lives near Seattle, WA, USA.
It’s OK to leave feeling just a little bit giddy after listening to “Madman In The Rain.” When we were younger, some of us thought that rock and roll could change the world. I guess we were right all along.
These tunes may well leave your ears drunk with pleasure. Not a wasted second. Each moment lilting, building, popping, rocking into the next perfectly. Instrumentation echoing and playing with and against confident vocals.
"Dust Of A Decade" at times sounds like a gospel to getting better at life. Both dramatic and subtle pauses of breath weave between lyrics, pianos, guitars and natural synth sounds. It has something to say but never preaches. Listen for small moments that add up to big things.
The Slender Gems get plenty of things off their chest with a guitar-driven Americana landscape infused with touches of psychedelic sounds, alt country, blues and self-described pub rock. Top notch!
“Attack Of The Telephones” is a wonderful listen. I loved every minute, every note, every production choice. There is a journey with peaks and valleys. There is sonic variety. There are heart-felt lyrics. There is a fusion of folk, pop and noise.
“Character” is at first so personal, vulnerable and singular that some might not feel welcome in its embrace. Some might find it a world so foreign that they dare not visit. Others will know the language instantly. They will nod with understanding. Sense the human journey.
“Taste The Brainbow” comes at you with a laid back beat and that Diamondesque vocal. (Wait, now I am also hearing 70’s Springsteen.) This is top shelf indie pop stuff. Delivered beautifully. It’s one thing to take a concept to record – it’s another to get out of your own way and let it stay simple. Well done.
"Bless You" pulls you in with strumming guitar and casts its spell further with layered vocals. Its easy to believe blessings are right around the corner as Davies sends out soothing harmonies in a smooth psychedelic folk collage. Messages inspired by a sisterhood of womankind but overflowing as a tonic for all.
Scratchy reverb haunts the night, runs paralyzing streaks of smoke through the afternoon. How careful do we need to be? Is life one mistake away from being completely broken? Can a self-induced state of hilarity make the obstacle course doable?
