Articles by Chris Gee
Hovvdy's 'True Love' Is a Hopeful Embrace of the Present and Future
PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2021
Often what makes us love a piece of music is the sense of nostalgia it can bring, the way an artist expresses love or sadness as an admirat...
Fog Lake Finds Strength in Isolation on 'Tragedy Reel'
PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2021
If there is one artist who understands unfathomable isolation and falling hopelessly lost in one's thoughts, it's Aaron Powell, also known...
Spirit of the Beehive's 'ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH' Captures the Beautiful Chaos of the Human Mind
PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2021
The words "entertainment" and "death" one after another seem like a commentary on society — as if to say our current social media-driven wo...
Wild Pink Capture the Sheer Vastness of Life on 'A Billion Little Lights'
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2021
Wild Pink's first two albums, 2017's self-titled debut and the following year's Yolk in the Fur, are hidden gems — vocalist John Ross had q...
Adrianne Lenker Distills Complex Feelings into 'songs'
PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020
At the start of the pandemic and amid a breakup, Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker hid out at a cabin in the mountains in western Massachusetts —...
Having Trouble Meditating? Adrianne Lenker's 'instrumentals' Might Help
PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020
On instrumentals, Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief works through a session of restorative musical therapy, enabling feelings of self-awareness...
Gulfer Keep Canada's Math Rock Torch Burning Bright on Self-Titled Album
PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2020
For almost eight years, Montreal's Gulfer have been one of the most prominent math rock bands in a genre that has never been well-represent...
Lomelda's 'Hannah' Reminds Listeners That Loneliness Can Be Complicated
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2020
At its core, Lomelda is a project about shyness – that it's okay to feel it, how to embrace it, and laying it all out to be examined in its...