REVIEW: Vulture Twin - s/t

[Repost from If It's Too Loud; by Ken Sears, June 4, 2026]

Vulture Twin are a duo out of Chapel Hill, NC featuring Elizabeth Vallero (vocals, guitar) and Eddie Sanchez (drums, bass, synthesizer), who used to be in The Love Language and Fing Fang Foom. They recently released a three song self-titled EP that's going to be loved by fans of 90's indie rock, particularly the North Carolina scene. The songs have a noisy and drone-y quality to them, with a lo-fi element that is decidedly a feature of the songs. Plus, all three tracks are heavy on psychedelia, which is only aided by the use of synthesizers. Maybe it's because I've been listening to a lot of Fiery Furnaces in anticipation of their show in Somerville, but I'm getting vibes of a trippier version of that band. Vulture Twin knocked it out of the park on their debut release, and we can't wait to hear more from them.

You can listen to Vulture Twin's new EP below. It's out now on Fort Lowell Records, and is available via Bandcamp. For more on Vulture Twin, check out the band on Instagram.

REVIEW: Blase 'Somewhere Out There'

[Repost from Daily Vault; by Tom Haugen, May 5, 2026]

Chicago native and Wilmington, North Carolina resident Blase returns with this sophomore album, where 11 tracks of dream-pop might bring to mind Beach Fossils, Cigarettes After Sex, The Flaming Lips or The Radio Dept.

The extremely warm and hazy “Middle Of Nowhere” begins the record with dense waves of synth that complement Blase’s striking and smooth voice, as punchy drumming and floating melodies enter. “Finding Myself In You” then follows with a soft approach of introspection and pop ideas which enter the cautious climate.

Up next is the lush acoustic guitars and scrappy drumming of the beat friendly “Under The Same Stars,” as well as the swirling dynamics of the dreamy “Directions.” “Dirt Into Gold” then showcases the depth of Blase’s really lovely singing voice alongside rich waves of synth that unfold with timeless, colorful, ambience.

The back half continues the meticulous nature of the album with more sugary sweet songwriting. “My Mind Set On You” is highly drum focused and even invites dancing, but it’s the bare and intimate “Where Only We Know” that stakes its claim as the best on Side B.

Getting close to the end, the retro alt-rock fun of “No Other Place” comes with nostalgia, and “Don’t Want This To End” embraces a charming jangle that invites singing-along immediately. “Reflecting Time” finishes, a blur of ambience and ear candy song craft that we won’t soon forget.

With a body of work that’s rooted in traveling across the country, Blase cut his teeth playing drums in Chicago, but these days he’s a one-man band who wrote, performed and recorded every song here. Residing somewhere in and around indie-pop, bedroom-pop, shoegaze, and the early days of alt-rock, every moment of Somewhere Out There is heartfelt and balances vulnerability with occasional bouts of animated gestures.

Rating: A-

REVIEW: Vulture Twin 'Vulture Twin'

[Repost from Here Comes the Flood; by Hans Werksman, May 31, 2026]

Psych garage rock Duo Elizabeth Vallero and Eddie Sanchez used a hell of a lot fuzz on the self-titled EP by their Vulture Twin project, three dusty sounding songs wherein guitars and muffled synths are trying to commandeer the spotlights. The push and pull between the instruments has spilt over to the songs, ensuring that melodies that are pretty as such don't get a chance to become sugarcoated or, even worse, boring.

The pair set out to create a bunch of tracks that they would love to hear themselves and offer them as a take-it-or-leave-it statement. They may sing about wanting to connect (Signals) and the need for healing after going through a rough patch (Messorem), but those things will need to happen on their own terms, a very rock 'n' roll outlook on life indeed.