by Jasons Jukebox | Feb 29, 2024 | Adventures in Record Reviews
When I moved home to the Philadelphia region after spending 18 years in the Seattle region, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The past, as they say, is complicated. Mine especially so. That 3,000-mile distance was a nice comfort zone in some ways. Thankfully, most of my...
by Jasons Jukebox | Feb 11, 2024 | Adventures in Record Reviews
The first time I heard Withered Hand I was scrolling on YouTube looking for new music. Oh, I guess about a decade ago or so. I came across Religious Songs – an anti-ode to a religious upbringing seeped in wistful ruminations. As I listened I began to get chills that...
by Jasons Jukebox | Feb 9, 2024 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Over the past decade or so Lee Lo-Fi has released a stream of masterful albums that have become all time favorites for me. I’m not 100% sure if Lee still goes by the moniker Lee Lo-Fi anymore, but that’s OK – that’s how I think of him. And lo-fi is the name of the...
by Jasons Jukebox | Feb 1, 2024 | Adventures in Record Reviews
During the summer of 2019, I had the chance to finally see one of my favorite bands in a live setting – the Chromatics. The band toured infrequently, and I purchased my ticket almost immediately after they went on sale. The aura and aesthetic of the band enthralled me...
by Jasons Jukebox | Jan 17, 2024 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Atlanta, GA’s Black Swan Lane returns with their latest album dead souls collide. Their 11th album is everything we’ve come to expect from the band. Also, somewhat unusually, It is the 2nd album from the band released in 2023. I’ve been listening to the album for a...
by Jasons Jukebox | Sep 19, 2023 | Adventures in Record Reviews
Earlier this year, the new Metallica album was released. It coincided with a cross Pennsylvania trip that I took. The Philadelphia suburbs to Punxsutawney to the Pittsburgh suburbs to Erie and back to Philadelphia. I must’ve listened to 72 Seasons a dozen times or...