Somehow the term “countrypolitan” is becoming increasingly less adequate to describe Hem’s music. While main songwriter Dan Messe has said the band creates “alt-country, pop-rock orchestral lullabies for adults,” the influence of Tin Pan Alley and musicals from the ’60s […]
The first thing you notice about Sally Ellyson’s voice is the almost overwhelming warmth, the fulsome heat of her tone. The second thing you should notice is that she doesn’t sound like any of the singers she is often compared […]
On its 2001 self-released debut Rabbit Songs (reissued with wider distribution by Bar/None in 2002), Brooklyn band Hem established itself as one of the most promising new acts of the decade. Their secret was simply the sheer beauty of the […]
