Tough Touch, Scout Gillett's sophomore album, emerges from years of relentless motion—a period the Missouri-born, Brooklyn-bred, and now LA-based artist describes as one of growth, vulnerability, and learning to trust her instincts. We hope you enjoy!!
I really don’t think life’s about the “I could have been’s” |
I really think that life is all about the “I tried to dos” |
- Nikki Giovanni  |
“Fun, radiant, and irresistibly spirited”
- Atwood Magazine
“Full-on classic rock 'n' roll for this project, channeling inspirations like The Eagles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Tom Petty. The record is sewn together by four-part harmonies and a high-voltage sound.”
- The Tennessean
“True to form, the bright, driving energy of the music contrasts sharply with the bittersweet ache of the lyrics.”
- Melodic Magazine
“The Brook & The Bluff are back, and they clearly intend to be heard...Although rock has always been
part of their DNA, this time they’ve thrown diesel on the fire."
- Americana Highways
"One of their most compelling records to date…It’s louder, bolder, and built for bigger rooms — yet still
grounded in the harmonies that got them here."
- Glide
"In less than two minutes, Greg Mendez can express a lifetime’s worth of pain, regret, and resilience.” - Pitchfork
“It's at once a grandiose and understated... Mendez’s severe lyrical specificity opens up entire worlds in which the listener can find themselves.” - Rolling Stone
"In Mendez's hands, coming to terms with the worst of times has led to music so grippingly human, you'll want to hear him grapple with his demons on an endless loop." - NPR
"Mendez’s unrefined, plaintive voice, his piercing melodies, and his conversational but haunting lyrics all mark him out as one of the best songwriters to come out of a city teeming with great songwriters." - Stereogum
“Country? Slowcore? Piano Pop? This multifarious LA sextet can do it all.” — Uncut
“The music of [Dutch Interior] feels loose on purpose, and it’s held together by something intuitive, a shared language that doesn’t need translating.”
— Rolling Stone, “Artist You Need to Know”
“There’s something about [Dutch Interior’s] music that can’t be copied – a sense of character, an evocative-ness of atmosphere.” — Clash
“It’s easy to get caught up in the fun [Dutch Interior] whips up.” — Pitchfork
“Rustic music that is romantic but not sickly, earnest without becoming cringe, and completely free of ego.” — The FADER
Abronia’s addition of pedal steel to doomy psychedelic rock makes for a hallucinogenic racket leavened by folk’s tonal warmth and understated dynamics. Flanking the aforementioned instrument with organic percussion, thick, hazy electric guitars, and the odd melodica and tenor sax line, the Oregon sextet’s debut is fuzzy experimental guitar music with a stoned feel and a palpable wanderlust; desert psych adapted for a continental climate. BC
The official video for “Class Reunion” feels like Twin Peaks meets The Office, set in a sterile community center. With a firm grip around commonplace anxiety, it is mesmerizing how Beatrix stares straight into the camera and holds the viewer captive — Watch.
