Taylor Ruckle

4 weeks ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Taylor Ruckle

After an informal six-year hiatus that brings us new album Jump Into Life, Glasgow sunshine purveyors Sacred Paws are back with the confidence to reconcile their silly, sunny side with the more sombre parts of being a grown-up, as they tell Taylor Ruckle. Why do Sacred Paws tag their music as “devotional” on Bandcamp? Could it be a commentary on the Glasgow duo’s drum-driven, dance-ready sound and the spiritual benefits of physical movement? An allusion to groove as a mindfulness practice?

1 month ago | floodmagazine.com | Taylor Ruckle

Pictoria VarkNothing SticksGET BETTERWhen Victoria Park drops a key change on “Sara,” the opener from her sophomore record as Pictoria Vark, Nothing Sticks, it lifts more than just the song’s tonal center; it raises her standard for songwriting. Even that undersells the effect—when the guitars and trumpets swoop in on the last chorus, they all but lift her off the ground.

1 month ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Taylor Ruckle

Cheekface keep on cheeking on after a year of health crises and breakups, using their new record Middle Spoon to move through the mire, as they tell Taylor Ruckle. How many times can you do the same bit before it stops being funny? Don’t ask Cheekface; they don’t care as long as they’re still laughing. That’s how we ended up with the song “Noodles” from their 2022 album Too Much To Ask. It has only two lyrics chanted over and over, first in monotone, and then screamed: “A big cup of noodles.

2 months ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Taylor Ruckle

Horror directors tend to have a recognisable stylistic mark – an audio or visual sensibility that follows them from one film to the next, even as their subjects and subgenres shift. John Carpenter has his synth scores, Guillermo Del Toro his fixation on spindly monster men, and though he practices an entirely different discipline, Bartees Strange has a similar habit.

Jan 21, 2025 | daily.bandcamp.com | Taylor Ruckle

ALBUM OF THE DAY The Weather Station, “Humanhood” By Taylor Ruckle · January 21, 2025 ​ ​ The Weather Station Toronto, Ontario follow ✓ following unfollow ... Humanhood The Weather Station . / pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to track .