Jul 28th, 2008 · Philadelphia's The Asteroid No. 4 takes dreamy shoegazer pop and mixes in elements of '60s psychedelia to create a folk-rock sound that falls somewhere between The Byrds and The Stone Roses. The group's fifth studio album, These Flowers of Ours, is dripping with reverb, echo, and tremolo effects. The album plays like a pastoral work of stargazing time-travel.
Keywords: Philadelphia · album · folk · studio · pastor · dreamy · Asteroids · Psychedelia · Stargazing · shoegazer · The Byrds · Reverb
Mar 7th, 2007 · The Serious Monkee had chops as a songwriter, as well as an unusual sound: a glossy merger of country and rock that took what The Byrds had been doing a step closer to pop. Magnetic South foreshadows the country-rock of The Eagles, whose debut arrived two years later.
Keywords: country · songwriter · merger · Michael · Monkee · glossy · foreshadows · Nesmith · Serious Monkee · The Byrds · Magnetic South · The Eagles
