“Hold On” is a peculiar choice for a leadoff track. Observatory is also a peculiar debut – its artist, Aeon Station, was unknown until Sub Pop announced Observatory last fall, and no one was more surprised to learn about the album than Charles Bissell, one of its credited engineers. The album’s entire rollout has been notably…
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“Crescent” – The Wrens
I had the opportunity to listen to The Wrens’ new LP in November 2016. If you’ve heard it too, it was almost certainly in the same place I did: Charles Bissell’s basement. The Wrens are one of rock’s great hard luck stories, an energetic band from New Jersey armed with memorable hooks, furious guitars and…