A great little character piece in a quiet little movie. “Paper Covers Rock” has won numerous indie-film festival awards, and rightfully so.

Inspired by Tom Waits, Edgar Allen Poe, and Wes Anderson, Brooklyn singer/songwriter April Smith infuses her lioness strong acrobatic vocals through swing and country flavored tunes.

My first introduction to Beaten Awake was on youtube as they backed legendary folk singer Daniel Johnston on Casper the Friendly Ghost.

Great Northern play a style of music somewhat akin to the lighter, more recent versions of Starflyer 59. Which is to say, they excel in somewhat quirky but airy pop rock tunes.