Pressing Concerns: Downhaul, ‘How to Begin’

Release date: September 20thRecord label: Self Aware/Landland ColportageGenre: Alt-country, emo-indie rock, power pop, roots rock, folk rockFormats: Vinyl, cassette, digital My favorite moment on How to Begin, the third album from Richmond rock band Downhaul, comes about a minute into the song “YCBTT”. The entire song is impressive, of course–Andrew Seymour’s skipping drumbeat and RobbieContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Downhaul, ‘How to Begin’”

Pressing Concerns: Late Bloomer, ‘Another One Again’

Release date: March 1stRecord label: Self Aware/Dead Broke/Tor JohnsonGenre: Punk rock, 90s indie rock, fuzz rock, college rockFormats: Vinyl, cassette, digital There’s this whole cottage industry around the question of “why didn’t The Replacements make it big?” that’s sprung up over the years, with those both around them and affected by them pontificating on theContinue reading “Pressing Concerns: Late Bloomer, ‘Another One Again’”