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Afor Gashum - Kufsat Shimurim
FingertipsFollow ““Kufsat Shimurim” – Afor Gashum At once urgent and atmospheric, “Kufsat Shimurim” churns post-punk-ishly, augmented by the canny use of…” last week →
CIAO MALZ - Two Feet Tall
FingertipsFollow ““Two Feet Tall” – Ciao Malz “Two Feet Tall” is brisk and bright and slightly woozy; between the pleasant warble…” last week →
Sunset Rubdown - Candles
FingertipsFollow ““Candles” – Sunset Rubdown A dash of compositional complexity in an otherwise catchy song is my kind of good time.…” on Oct 23rd →
Sports Team - Condensation
FingertipsFollow ““Condensation” – Sports Team So here we’re back to a standard backbeat (see previous review for context)–although maybe not quite.…” on Oct 23rd →
Morgan Swihart - Broken Ceilings
FingertipsFollow ““Broken Ceilings” – Morgan Swihart Smoky and deliberate, “Broken Ceilings” simmers with intention, unfolding on top of a wide-ranging if…” on Oct 23rd →
Sweet Unrest - Rob Me Blind
FingertipsFollow ““Rob Me Blind” – Sweet Unrest “Rob Me Blind” is a brisk, charming bit of neo-Britpop, with ukulele. Owing something…” on Sep 17th →
Sam Weber - Tamarindo Sunsets
FingertipsFollow ““Tamarindo Sunsets” – Sam Weber With its feathery piano playing, gently emotive vocals, and lovely melodies, “Tamarindo Sunsets” feels like…” on Sep 17th →
Mondo Cozmo - July 4
FingertipsFollow ““July 4” – Mondo Cozmo I’ll admit I’m a sucker for the Hal Blaine drum beat (think “Be My Baby”),…” on Sep 17th →
Mo Kenney - Evening Dream
FingertipsFollow ““Evening Dream” – Mo Kenney Everything about “Evening Dream,” in all its toe-tapping melancholy, speaks to attentive craft and artful…” on Jul 25th →
Julia-Sophie - wishful thinking
FingertipsFollow ““Wishful Thinking” – Julia-Sophie I’m fascinated by an offbeat bit of synthesized percussion that you can hear in “Wishful Thinking”…” on Jul 25th →
Tennessee Kamanski - Collies
FingertipsFollow ““Collies” – Tennessee Kamanski If Fingertips is in many ways an ongoing salute to quality over virality, and if I…” on Jul 25th →
Orbis Max - You Know What You're Doing
FingertipsFollow ““You Know What You’re Doing” – Orbix Max and Tim Izzard This is a community service announcement to remind you…” on May 8th →
Francis of Delirium - Blue Tuesday
FingertipsFollow ““Blue Tuesday” – Francis of Delirium How is it that some singer/songwriters sing about their personal angsts and it comes…” on May 8th →
sam evian - Jacket
FingertipsFollow ““Jacket” – Sam Evian “Jacket” has an affable tunefulness about it, with a loose-limbed, Ram-like vibe bespeaking on the one…” on May 8th →
Waxahatchee - Right Back to It (feat. MJ Lenderman)
FingertipsFollow ““Right Back To It” – Waxahatchee (featuring MJ Lenderman) Katie Crutchfield is operating in an impressive groove in recent years;…” on Mar 20th →
Unproductive - Victoria
FingertipsFollow ““Victoria” – Unproductive A rough-edged stomper with appealing personality, “Victoria” carries on with a bit of a screw loose. The…” on Mar 20th →
Max Blansjaar - Anna Madonna
FingertipsFollow ““Anna Madonna” – Max Blansjaar Crisply mixed and brightly melodic, “Anna Madonna” offers just enough major- to minor-key transitions to…” on Mar 20th →
Babel - Mirrors
FingertipsFollow ““Mirrors” – Babel Introduced over a series of delicately fingered piano chords, “Mirrors” begins as a minimalist, moody ballad before…” on Feb 24th →
Le collage de France - Monts et merveilles
FingertipsFollow ““Monts et merveilles” – Le Collage de France “Monts et merveilles” is an easy-going French-language head-bopper with an unhurried backbeat…” on Feb 24th →
Magana - Beside You
FingertipsFollow ““Beside You” – Magana A bashy midtempo rocker with instant character, “Beside You” has a circular melody, a distorted wall…” on Feb 24th →