Album Review: Guy Grogan’s Purgatorial Hearts

Prolific New Mexico singer-songwriter Guy Grogan released his eleventh full-length album, Purgatorial Hearts, on New Year’s Eve of 2017.  A dozen anthems for those “navigating their way through the wreckage of […] relationship battlefields,” Purgatorial Hearts‘ upbeat music belies its serious topic. One of my favorite tracks was the Elvis Costello-esque “Tell Me Your Name… Continue reading Album Review: Guy Grogan’s Purgatorial Hearts

Guy Grogan’s Dynamite Bouquet: It’s Pretty Meta, Brah

With his ninth album Dynamite Bouquet, Guy Grogan serves up a slice of groovy pop rock that harkens back to the good ol’ 90s.   His PR company lists Nirvana as a comparison, but I heard a lot more Weezer in the riffs and vocal harmonies.  The Santa Fe singer/songwriter recorded all parts of the album himself and… Continue reading Guy Grogan’s Dynamite Bouquet: It’s Pretty Meta, Brah