Are you in a big rush right now? Are you just stopping by The Ark of Music for a quick hit of something fresh. Cool. But I implore you to stop for a second. Clear some space in your day (and in your mind), because I'm about to introduce you to Black [Click here to open...]
Death Cab for Cutie – Black Sun (live piano version)
Arrogantly in this moment, I feel that it's relevant to point out that I've been a lover of music for 40 years. As a child I would skip around the coffee table in our living room singing along to the radio. I would also make mix-tapes by placing my [Click here to open...]
Heath – Old Town (single)
The Manchester, UK based alternative-indie-pop rock outfit, Heath have followed up a successful debut single Back Up Now, (a lovely ballad about not knowing what you've got 'til it's gone), with the dreamy and celestial Old Town. Comprised of [Click here to open...]
The Ericksons – Bring Me Home
When we set out to create The Ark of Music, there was a short list of artists that we felt we absolutely must review---regardless of when their last album was released. The Ericksons were on that list (which included other Midwestern greats like The [Click here to open...]
Thomas Charlie Pedersen – Second Hand War
For about a decade, Thomas Charlie Pedersen has been making music---really good music---with his band, Vinyl Floor. And, like most veteran artists (particularly the singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalists types), this Copenhagen, Denmark native felt [Click here to open...]
Ben Lubeck – Rented Rooms
I met Ben Lubeck after a show in a small bar in Madison, WI. He'd just finished performing with his band, Farewell Milwaukee. I was baffled at how few people were there. (A phenomenon to which I've been witness all too many times lately, whereby [Click here to open...]
Kimberly Jean – Levels of Love (single)
Austin, TX music-maker Kimberly Jean makes it all sound effortless. Her classically beautiful voice sounds like something you might find on some old, cherished record from the 40's. An adventurist and explorer by nature, Kimberly's travels so [Click here to open...]
Charlie Parr – Stumpjumper
If you've never heard of the living legend known as Charlie Parr, then immediately stop what you're doing---no, seriously, stop everything---and let us introduce you to him right now... A midwesterner from Austin, Minnesota, Charlie Parr is a true [Click here to open...]