Author: Ethan Larsh

A psychedelic fairy tale and a goth industrial/drone tune sound enormous on Frederick Experimental Act Ghost Voice’s new two-track single. Ghost Voice, the solo project from Greencastle native Quinn Myers, released “Bow and Arrow/Grave Walk” on December 3.  Taking nods from Animal Collective and Aphex Twin, Myers is able to create something that is hallucinatory and beautiful, but also menacing and unsettling. Bow and Arrow tackles subject matter reminiscent of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, but through the lens of a Timothy Leary-obsessed DJ. “Toad is walking through the woods quivering beneath his hood/Tasked with moving, shiny things per request of the…

There is something wonderful about an artist who instead of writing a novel, can convey an eclectic array of emotion in a sentence. The same can be said for Frederick-Based Singer and Songwriter Jarik Hieroynums, who under the moniker “Evvy Shark” released “Ms. Liza’s Psychic Hotline” in March through Grimalkin Records. Its runtime is about 10 minutes, but within are sex-crazed electronica, broken-hearted folk numbers and psychedelic instrumentals that can make you want to dance and cry your eyes out at the same time. Shark’s humor is evident throughout the album, as evident in the title track—a love letter to…