#the tyde

3/7/26.

Don't waste your time doing a "Felt" search on this blog. Apparently I use the word "felt" quite a bit in these posts. Sometimes it's in reference to the band led in the 1980s by Lawrence, but most of the time, I'm using the emotional "felt".

Eric Janssen (The Lookyloos - among other bands) always proclaimed the greatness of the band, so I kept trying to like them. About 15 years ago it finally stuck. As I was ping-ponging around Bandcamp recently, I noticed that much of their catalogue is finally up.

So, I'll post the album that I inexplicably do not own, the jangly and beautiful "Forever Breathes the Lonely Word". In the 1980s, Lawrence (Hayward) set out to make 10 albums and 10 singles, which he did. These were released on Cherry Red and Creation. While this album is the first without Maurice Deebank, it also is Martin Duffy's true "coming-out-party" on the Hammond organ.

The Tyde - Heal Thyself (2024)

CALICO 2019 1. Tommy James - Calico 2. Sachiko Kanenobu - Toki Ni Makasete 3. Tim Hill - Loving Spoons 4. PAINT - Just Passin’ Thru 5. Host Family - Wish I Had Not Said That 6. Sugar Candy Mountain - Quiet Place 7. The Tyde - The Curse In Reverse 8. Farmer Dave & The Wizards of the West - Right Vibration 9. Allah-Las - In The Air 10. Chris Catalena - Papa’s On A Rolling Stone

12/25/25.

It's a Christmas miracle three-fer:

When I think of indie Americana, I always think primarily of Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, Wilco and Beachwood Sparks. Arbor Labor Union (Atlanta, Georgia) seem to be lifting the mantle of those forebears and continuing in the great tradition of the sound. The Bandcamp page doesn't really reference any particular sound, except there is a reference to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The great Sophomore Lounge (and its leader Ryan Davis) are releasing this on January 2nd.

As long as we're talking indie Americana, let's clear the slate. In 2024, New West Records released Color Green "Fool's Parade" on LP, and even released a live digital album. The only written buyer "review" is from...wait for it...Curation Records.

1/29/26.

Dust and Memory is a new label from the same folks who run Meritorio Records (actually Álvaro Lissón). Dust and Memory clearly does what its name implies - wipes the dust off older releases and reissues them to create new memories for those who have and haven't heard them.

The Tyde "Once" looks to be the third release from the new label (preceded by The Essex Green and Magic Castles). I first heard The Tyde "Twice" years ago and was immediately taken. From there I listened to Beachwood Sparks, Further, A New Personality, Mystic Chords of Memory, GospelbeacH, and the Curation Records catalogue. In other words, I've become a Rademaker Brothers junkie.

12/26/25.

When I hear the name Greg Freeman, I think of the great San Francisco based engineer who worked with Barbara Manning (and played in the S.F. Seals) , Thinking Fellers, but was also the bassist in Pell Mell.

1/19/24.

Hollow Hand (Brighton, England) recently released an excellent LP on Los Angeles based label Curation Records. Max Kinghorn-Mills somehow got Tim Smith (Harp/Midlake) to lend his vocals to one song.

"More Blood on Brighton Beach" answers the question - "What does Hollow Hand sound like live." Start with "Heaven Just Watched" so you can immediately know how hard this band rocks. Then go back from the beginning (I bought this, so I'm enjoying all 13 tracks). Listening to this, I can see why Brent Rademaker released the last Hollow Hand record. Live there are echoes of Beachwood Sparks and The Tyde.

1/10/24.

Scott Yoder is a Seattle, Washington songwriter who clearly loves David Bowie and Ray Davies. Listening to 2022 release "Wither on Hollywood & Vine" you can't help but feel a 1960s/1970s nostalgia.

But, this doesn't sound at all like someone who's trying to recreate a sound. Rather, like The Tyde or The Lemon Twigs, he's using his skills and influences to help add to the genre of glam/rock/garage.