Midnight Sister - Painting the Roses

Midnight Sister - Painting the RosesS Midnight Sister, multi disciplinary LA artists Juliana Giraffe and Ari Balouzian make motion pictures. Yes, sometimes with moving images but most often only with the music they create together. Balouzian's serpentine, string compositions are movie scenes that allow Giraffe, a brilliant character actor, to cloak herself in a new roles and voices. A bit of Jon Brion's score work; some old Hollywood strings; a solid dose of glam and outsider disco from

Lake Street Dive’s Free Yourself Up

John Prine's second studio album including "Sour Grapes" and "Souvenirs"

railing against convention

including a devastating version of 'Katie Cruel'

balancing the single with emotional range and vintage authenticity

I intensely felt that I was moving from one place to another

This release continues the rich tradition of DIY bands crafting instant pop hits entirely on their own terms

Michigan isn’t just an album—it’s a deeply personal cartography of place and emotion

orchestral side

II" and all rerecorded from their original 7-inch versions) up the urgency

and her laid-back vocals transform classic Americana into something refreshingly modern and deeply personal

sprinkle in some anxiety and self-facing critique