Bastille: All This Bad Blood
Bastille's Bad Blood was named one of 2013's best albums by more than one Muruch writer last year, long before the single "Pompeii" began ruling the radio. On the heels of the song's success, Bastille...
View ArticleGoodnight Texas: Uncle John Farquhar (Exclusive “Dearest Sarah” Song Premiere!)
Goodnight Texas' sophomore album, Uncle John Farquhar, was just released today and is a top contender for my favorite album of the year. Goodnight Texas have written songs about moonshiners, coal...
View ArticleFiona Bevan: Talk to Strangers
Fiona Bevan's debut album, Talk to Strangers, more than lives up to the promise of its first single. The British singer-songwriter's quirky soul-pop style falls somewhere between Sheila Nicholls,...
View ArticleLucette: Black is the Color
Lucette's debut album, Black Is the Color, is a dark, haunting Southern Gothic masterpiece. The standout tracks are Lucette's trippy cover of the traditional folk ballad "Black is the Color," the moody...
View ArticleFlorence + the Machine: High as Hope (Album Review)
Florence + the Machine's new album, High As Hope, is a beautiful, beguiling, and bold work of art. The standout tracks are: the gorgeously uncanny "Big God"; the lilting, ethereal "Sky Full of Song";...
View ArticleSarah Fimm: Given Never Offered (Album Review)
Poet-painter-composer-singer-multi-instrumentalist wonder Sarah Fimm is the unique artist who manages to make every album in her prolific oeuvre innovative and exciting without ever losing the core of...
View ArticleMuruch’s Top Albums of 2018
Here are my favorite albums of 2018. Unfortunately, I lost most of the reviews when hackers took my host's server down last summer. But you can hear them all on Youtube and Spotify. I especially love...
View ArticleJade Bird: Debut Album Announcement & Tour w/ Hozier!
If, like me, you love Jade Bird's singles "Uh Huh" and "Love Has All Been Done Before," you'll be very happy that the singer-songwriter has announced the upcoming release of her debut, eponymous album....
View ArticleSarah Fimm: New Album Announcement & Video “Broken Arrow”
Sarah Fimm just announced her forthcoming album, Broken Arrow, will be released in 2020. Here is the lovely title track video: http://youtu.be/zKxdSH8EuQc
View ArticleMuruch’s Top 10 Albums of 2019
To paraphrase my old, beloved music blog peer Said the Gramophone, please forgive Muruch for not posting much in 2019, it's very old. Like STG's Sean Michaels, I've been blissfully busy being an author...
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