About Amber Valentine

My name's Amber and I'm a girl who writes about music. What do you do?

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Review: Wildlife – Strike Hard, Young Diamond (2010)

Review: Wildlife – Strike Hard, Young Diamond (2010)

It’s happened to me annually. Every time Daytrotter‘s Barnstormer tour hits the road,  I walk away from my barn or barns of choice with a few things: A wicked hangover, a few bruises of mysterious origin, and a new favorite band of the moment. So when it happened to me just a few days ago,(…)

Review: Eisley – The Valley (2011)

Review: Eisley – The Valley (2011)

The interesting thing about the band Eisley is the fact that casual Eisley fans are few and far between. Either you’re completely ambivalent about the Texas five piece or you’re completely obsessed so the fact that I’ve always liked Eisley well enough but never really loved the group makes me something of an anomaly in Eisley’s fan base. The truth of the matter is that I’ve always wanted to love Eisley but I’ve always felt that they suffered from overproduction and major label meddling, with Warner Brothers trying to fit them into a pop mold that the indie Christian family band just couldn’t be crammed into. The Dupree siblings have always made darkly fantastical music, since their inception nearly fifteen years ago when keyboardist Stacy was just eight.

Review: The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library – Volume One (2011)

Review: The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library – Volume One (2011)

It’s interesting how The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library came into my life. I’ll be the first to admit that I thought The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library was an actual library when I first saw mentions of it popping up on my facebook feed but a quick click of link told me that if(…)