Eschewing the pop panache of his magnum opus, “Mt. Doom,” Ben Morey opts for a scaled-down and somber sound on his new singe, “Negative Space”
Katie Preston
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A winter blues playlist
Seven Rochester songs for a different kind of holiday mood
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Ben Morey gets help climbing ‘Mt. Doom’
Ben Morey listens to the news when he writes music. That would explain the clever pessimism running through the song “Been Gone,” from his epic album “Mt. Doom,” just released on June 30 through City of Quality Records and Dadstache Records: “I don’t shudder when I read the news / You know nobody in the […]
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The mind of a musician
Rochester songwriters give a peek inside their process and reveal what’s at the heart of a song
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Pleistocene thinks outside of the blanket
Rochester’s Pleistocene is a band that embodies a simplistic beauty born of pop sweetness and a sonic wash of atmospheric curiosity. There’s an indie salute given between the lines as well. Katie Preston is at the heart of it all, writing and performing songs that possess a casual surrender of excess attitude and posture. It’s […]
