Episode 133: L.A. Witch, Hayley Thompson-King, Benchmarks, Juni Ati, Chuck Prophet, Caleb JE Brown, HC McEntire, Kathleen Edwards, Rebecca Karpen, Ross Cirri, Bad Flamingo, Jessye de Silva

Vacation, Bella in the country, work troubles, refrigerators, spicy takes about Bright Eyes, and a whole buttload of music! Album of the Week: Hayley Thompson-King -- Sororicide This album is so cool. Thompson-King is a woman with intense artistic vision: her debut Psychotic Melancholia introduced the main themes on Sororicide. Thompson-King, a trained opera singer, used her sophomore album to tell the story of a woman (who may or not be the artist herself) whose artistic vision is so all-consuming she’s convinced it’s the voice of the twin she absorbed in utero. Thompson-King uses this album to explore the musical motifs throughout her life so far: New York punk, opera, and Americana. It’s a bold and adventurous vision and Thompson-King and her band realize it with aplomb. L.A. Witch -- “Gen-Z” AND “Motorcycle Boy” (Play With Fire) Hayley Thompson-King -- “All the Boys Love You” AND “Liederjahr” (Sororicide)  Benchmarks -- “Six One Way” AND “The Good Fight” (Summer, Slowly) Juni Ata -- “Good Enough Ain’t Bad” AND “When it Rains in LA” (Saudade) Chuck Prophet -- “High As Johnny Thunders” AND “Love Doesn’t Come From the Barrel of a Gun” (The Land That Time Forgot) Caleb JE Brown -- “Ellie” (Single)  HC McEntire -- “Footman’s Coat” AND “Time, On Fire” (Eno Axis) Kathleen Edwards -- “Ashes to Ashes” AND “Birds on a Feeder” (Total Freedom) Rebecca Karpen -- “Minyan in a Ghost Town” (Corona Park)  Ross Cirri -- “Kings in Paradise” (Blood Red) Bad Flamingo -- “Butter” (Single) Jessye de Silva -- “Missouri” (Quarantine Sessions) Send me music via SubmitHub! Send me money via Ko-fi or Patreon. Find Rachel and her comic via https://linktr.ee/rachel.cholst