A longtime underdog to the more metropolitan borough of Manhattan, Brooklyn's lower rent and exciting music scene has brought it attention of late. Another band led by ex-Gories Mick Collins, this time in collaboration with Red Aunt's guitarist Terri Wahl. On this second album they move into punk blues and like a no-wave band recording for Fat Possum. This British pop-punk band from 1976 released a bunch of memorable songs that were great to pogo to. These demos reveal their roots, a fun loving pub rock band that didn't mind sending up a Pink Floyd track for kicks.
Some folks prefer a whisper to a scream.
The artists collected below are certainly in that category. But that is not to say that they don't have their own brand of hushed tones.