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Author Archives: Lattney B. Jones
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Green Light Cameras – “Weather Balloon”
I hadn’t realized until listening to Green Light Cameras’ gorgeous “Weather Balloon” what a soft spot I have in my heart for drum machines and keyboards. And a softer spot for pop music executed properly. How’s that, you say? For … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: The Laughing Group – “The New Meritocracy”
In an all-too-brief (yet perfectly succinct) lumbering sway of a rocker in 6/8, The Laughing Group call out “The New Meritocracy” in modern life (society and politics, I’m sure, but more the latter) by painting a picture of entitlement, cronyism, … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Russell Duke – “Misophonia”
From the first tympanum-tapping moments to the fadeout of the celestial rattlesnake that winds its way through Russell Duke’s “Misophonia,” I find myself struggling to identify exactly what I’m hearing. At more than twice the length of the standard pop … Continue reading
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Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Ken Cormier – “Kitchen Sink”
Everywhere I look lately, I see these comments, posts, and tweets that let me know everybody out there is “living their best life.” Some of them even encourage me to live mine. But you know what? I can’t. Ken Cormier … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: KPH & The Canary Collective – “Dam Dam”
Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm (KPH) is a young community organizer/social justice advocate who has spent the last several years mostly bedridden (read her story here). I bring this up not to garner sympathy for KPH’s plight—although much of her recent work has … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Cowboy Cold – “Roadkill”
I am pleased to report that American(a) music is alive and well. I am also pleased to tell you that it won’t be found on popular radio. Not that I’m happy it isn’t getting that type of exposure, but because … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Tekla Waterfield – “Morpheus”
It’s always a thrill to hear the unconventional employed in the service of an otherwise-gentle arrangement. I’m not referring to the samples of children at play on Tekla Waterfield’s “Morpheus,” (although, as found sounds go, they are a delight—who can … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 57 Songs: Bear Clouds – “With Us”
There is very little music that has come out of my region of the country that has inspired me to proudly wear its influence on my sleeve or to incorporate its touchstones into my own style, so it’s difficult for … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Disinterested – “Sunlightwater”
You know that dream you have every six years or so in which you’re standing at the edge of the world, surveying all that man hath wrought and not in the sense that we accomplished great things but in the … Continue reading
Ball of Wax 56 Songs: Younger Youngest – “The Fire”
“The Fire” is mood music by San Francisco’s Younger Youngest. It moves along gently on dual-note chord forms and introduces in succession a handful of other guitars that each serve to color in the spaces of the mood. The first … Continue reading