emusician profile: Pro/File: New Sense from Old Idea

January 1, 2008

The creative spark comes in many ways. For renowned fiddler Kevin Buckley, it started innocently enough with a project recorded on a Tascam 424 mkII 4-track cassette machine in his parents’ basement and ended up asNew Sense (Dren Records, 2007), a full-length CD recorded in Adobe Audition that blended power pop and Americana rock and [...]

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Local Motion Homespun’s top ten local album releases of 2007.

December 18, 2007

Grace Basement
New Sense
(Dren Records)
Recording under the moniker Grace Basement, Kevin Buckleyhas crafted an album of varied, hook-heavy indie rock that transcends his generic appellation. Save for one drum part, Buckley plays every note on New Sense, an album which dabbles in power-pop, acoustic folk and even alt-country. Melody and harmony remain paramount throughout these ten tracks, with [...]

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RFT Profile: If I Should Fall from Grace

July 11, 2007

Of all the local albums to be released in the past year — hell, the past five years — one of the best is Grace Basement’s New Sense. The music is smart, and the tone is varied without being scattered; specifically, it’s a genre-hop through alt-country, basement pop, fuzzy rock and acoustic folk. More surprising is [...]

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