Marcy Donelson

United States

Assistant Editor, Tivo and AllMusic at AllMusic

AllMusic/TiVo Music content editor, peacenick, Chico Marx devotee. Opinions are my own.✌🏽 Same handle on IG & BSky.

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MUNYA - Jardin Album Reviews, Songs & More

Oct 13, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

MUNYA AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ Montreal-based musician Josie Boivin established the distinctively airy, dreamy, and sway-encouraging personality of her solo project, MUNYA, with a trio of EPs followed by her full-length debut, Voyage to Mars.
Slow Pulp - Yard Album Reviews, Songs & More

Sep 29, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Slow Pulp AllMusic Rating 7 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ With the release of their debut album, Moveys, in 2020, Chicago-based indie outfit Slow Pulp settled into a fluctuating mix of catchy grunge pop, moodier shoegaze, and more intimate, ambling fare led by the most recent addition to their lineup, singer/guitarist Emily Massey.
Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World

Sep 22, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

The Garment District AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ A project helmed by Elephant 6 affiliate Jennifer Baron, a onetime member of the Ladybug Transistor, free-spirited psych-pop purveyors the Garment District present their first album in eight years, Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World.
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Sep 15, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Mitski AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ Mitski spent the early part of her recording career establishing herself as an authentic voice of the alienated, marginalized, and romantically hapless with a string of candid indie rockers like "Your Best American Girl" and the eventually gold-certified "I Bet on Losing Dogs" before surprising fans and winning new ones with a quasi-synth pop album in the form of 2022's Laurel Hell....
Haunted Mountain

Aug 25, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Buck Meek AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ Newly signed to his group's label, 4AD, Big Thief's Buck Meek reassembled his backing band from his previous album, Two Saviors (2021), for his third solo LP, Haunted Mountain.
Diners - DOMINO Album Reviews, Songs & More

Aug 18, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Diners AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ Over the course of five albums and a number of short-form and demo releases under the Diners moniker, Arizona native Blue Broderick demonstrated their knack for endearing melodies, Beatlesque complex harmonies (think the opening chord of "A Hard Day's Night" and closing chord of "Twist and Shout"), lo-fi charm, and an affable bittersweetness.
Son Lux - Alternate Forms Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

Aug 11, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Son Lux AllMusic Rating 8 User Ratings (0) Your Rating Overview ↓ User Reviews ↓ Releases ↓ Similar Albums ↓ In honor of the tenth anniversary of their breakthrough album Lanterns, Son Lux present Alternate Forms, a track-by-track reworking involving a host of featured collaborators.
Dance Till All the Stars Come Down

Jul 21, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

Three decades into the career of the Lilac Time, albums including 2015's No Sad Songs and 2019's Return to Us found Stephen Duffy and band (typically brother Nick and wife Claire) settled into a reflective, earnest folk-rock that made a point of both addressing sociopolitical tensions and championing hope.
Palehound - Eye on the Bat Album Reviews, Songs & More

Jul 14, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson

After three widely acclaimed albums of personal, cleverly crafted, '90s-derived lo-fi grunge-folk, Palehound's El Kempner decided to alter their approach a bit without changing their style. A self-declared breakup album, fourth LP Eye on the Bat was co-produced by Kempner and Sam Owens (aka Sam Evian) with input from bandmember Larz Brogan, who helped fulfill the songwriter's vision of a rawer-sounding outing that captured some of the energy of their live shows.
Claud - Supermodels Album Reviews, Songs & More

Jul 13, 2023 | allmusic.com | Marcy Donelson