Oscar Jerome - The SpoonVinyl LP pressing. Oscar Jerome hibernated to make what became The Spoon, his second album. The pandemic had halted his concerts, and he found himself alone in Berlin playing guitar and writing poetry. You can feel that interiority on The Spoon, a laconic piece of work of melodic melancholy. He'll move from a whisper to a scream throughout the album, and he's as ready to talk about his feelings of depression as he is to rage about the injustices of

In a set of songs that travel through our bleak modern lifescape

a wind instrument with quite different registers

Sun June - Years - White

Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

the death of a sovereign

but that is exactly what Darling West decided to do

White Lion - Pride

while her guilt-ridden brother is helpless against the trafficking ring in which they are caught

In contrast to the guttural low-end monster vocals of Unearthed

could loosely be considered a concept album focused on small town life

Her first performance with Teatro Off was well received by the entertainment press and her career took flight

drummer Joe Ascione and vibist Chuck Redd