Warren Michael Defever SUNSHIP an album that has neither song titles, vocals, melodies, beats or chord changes. One of the Detroit Metro Times top picks of the year File under New Age / Meditation His Name Is Alive
Rachel Haden (that Dog, Haden Triplets, Todd Rundgren, Rentals) beautiful and dreamy debut solo album produced by Warren Defever, recorded in upstate New York next to a waterfall His Name Is Alive
Shelley Salant, a completely original solo guitarist without parallel who creates swirling worlds of familiar feelings and moods. Recorded 11.11.11 and released 12.12.12 mixed by Warren Defever His Name Is Alive
Most comeback albums are either pale replicas of the past or bad imitations of current trends. Soft Bonds surprises and excels in that it makes previous Insides efforts feel like a lead up to this release. Kirsty's vocals are already superb and a given, it is the beautifully restrained and eclectic backing tracks that elevate this release and don't mire it in any time period. Richard Grant