Caroline Rose - "Calm" and "Hello Again, Jim"
Photo by Seannie Bryan You know what's better than a new single from Caroline Rose? Two new singles from Caroline Rose! The indie artist just released two brand new singles: "Calm" and "Hello Again, Jim." The former has a certain 90's quality to it that I can't quite put my finger on. Something about it feels like the mid 90's to me, around that time that alt-rock started fully embracing electronic elements and becoming dance friendly. It sounds kind of like a grungy version of Luscious Jackson. "Hello Again, Jim" goes back even further and has a certain post-punk/DEVO quality to it (even if the subject matter is more 90's than "Calm"). This one is a lot of fun, and maybe it's just the singing flowers in the video, but I'm also getting a Barnes & Barnes vibe from this one. These two singles see Rose pushing their music in a new direction while sounding exactly like themselves. Caroline Rose says of "Calm...