"The music breathes, slowly, as if it were rejecting any form of earthly urgency."
— Extravafrench
The view from across the the pond and over the channel on the latest new track as the French give their take...
extravafrench.com/2026/04/20/e...
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I hadn't made the connection that my inspiration for this album, In a Silent Way, was like Bowie's Space Oddity, released in the same month as the moon landing, but Dave Franklin puts in the leg work for this review.
"the idea of 'Miles Davis in space' is a handy starting point for the song"
—Dave Franklin, @bigtakeover.com
#songwriter #jazz #jazzfusion #altfolk
bigtakeover.com/recordings/e...
"...sounds like a daydream that refuses to wake up"
— NenesButler
New review of "Please Don't Make Me Come Back From the Moon" from Friend of the Pod, NenesButler
#musicsky #songwriter #jazz #altfolk
nenesbutler.com/2026/04/20/p...
"balances playful imagery with deeper tension, offering a calm surface that hints at something more unresolved underneath"
"Please Don't Make Me Come Back From the Moon" got featured on "Introvert Disco" -- which seems pretty appropriate to me
introvertdisco.com/2026/04/18/t...
#MusicSky
"Phillips’s singing is both controlled and moving, suggesting quiet resistance beneath the song’s silly surface"
— Up Here Magazine @upherepublishing.bsky.social
A review for the new release...
upheremagazine.com/please-dont-...
#songwriter #musicsky #altfolk #jazzfusion
"a beautifully strange offering that invites listeners to step outside themselves and embrace the unknown"
— Honk Magazine (@honkmagic.bsky.social )
#musicsky #songwriter #altfolk #jazzfusion #newmusic
honkmagazine.com/e-g-phillips...
"It does not seek attention through intensity but through honesty. In a space where immediacy often takes priority, this release chooses stillness and emotional clarity"
— Soaplife Magazine
Here's another review of Dreamcatcher:
www.soaplifemagazine.com/2026/03/eg-p...
#musicsky #jazz #songwriter
“The Comet and the Wandering Moon” will be part of my set for my next residency show at Bazaar Cafe in #SanFrancisco for my show which I’ve given the theme “Sings for Celestial Bodies”, Sat April 11th
"nyssa’s airy and rich vocals are undoubtedly the main event: hushed, vulnerable, and reflective"
Lost In the Manor includes "Dreamcatcher" in its latest pop picks.
www.lostinthemanor.co.uk/blog/2026/3/...
#songwriter #jazz #musicsky
Stay tuned... there is more to come.
Listen here: www.duckswithpants.com/signals.html...
Photo credit: Sonya Herrera
But mostly it has this ineffable quality that was at the heart of what I wanted to try capture in this project — something I've always felt about Miles Davis' "In a Silent Way" from which I drew inspiration.
In part because I’ve always loved the chord progression of the chorus. In part because I felt that it would very much work with the low key jazz fusion feel I wanted.
Wwhile it might be more readily apparent why tracks like “Radio Silence Mode” fit into an album called “Signal in the Dark,” there was never a doubt in my mind that “Dreamcatcher” was part of this collection as well.
The projects I’ve been working on of late have very much been trying to create particular vibes and revolving around a given theme.
Man in eath tones sitting next to a fence, his hair blowing the breeze
Well, Dreamcatcher has been out for about a week now — thanks for all that have given it a listen. And thank you to nyssa, Chris McGrew, Kevin Seal, Fortier, and Liam Craddock for all their efforts to bring this one to fruition.
#musicsky #jazz #songwriter
"“Dreamcatcher” is a beautiful piece of “cocktail noir” that proves Phillips is just as effective in the quiet moments as he is in the loud ones."
— Olivia Wilson, The Little Garden
thelittlegarden.co/e-g-phillips...
#musicsky #jazz #songwriter
“The result is an intimate, almost hypnotic listening experience that feels like more than just a ballad: a small, clear universe between dream and reality.”
“Dreamcatcher” gets mentioned in NenesButler’s latest ListenNOW round up
nenesbutler.com/2026/03/26/l...
#musicsky #jazz
"The lyrics probe a universal anxiety: that of being perceived as a threat—a spider's web—when one longs to be a refuge."
— @iggymag.bsky.social
A French magazine's thoughts on the track which they describe as a "chiaroscuro lullaby"
www.iggymagazine.com/lecrin-de-so...
#musicsky #jazzfusion
""Dreamcatcher" doesn't try to grab attention—it dissolves it, slowly, until only a tenuous thread remains between listening and feeling."
French music webzine Extravafrench weighs in with a review of "Dreamcatcher"
#musicsky #jazz #songwriter #newmusic
extravafrench.com/2026/03/23/d...
“Fans of reflective indie jazz will be entranced by the song’s atmospheric beauty and want to listen to it on repeat.”
@upherepublishing.bsky.social weighs in on “Dreamcatcher”
#musicsky #jazz #newmusic #songwriter
upheremagazine.com/dreamcatcher...
The #lyricvideo for "Dreamcatcher" featuring nyssa:
"There’s a subtle whimsy woven into the melancholy, a sense that even in moments of longing or introspection, there’s a beauty to it all."
— Austin Sher, @wewriteaboutmusic.bsky.social
#musicsky #songwriter #jazzfusion
youtu.be/WHlfTKzq8TQ
"Her phrasing signals refinement, guiding the listener into a nocturnal atmosphere brushed with subtle jazz and soul tones."
— Edgar Allen Poets
"Dreamcatcher" featuring nyssa is now streaming
#musicsky #songwriter #jazz #newmusic
www.duckswithpants.com/signals.html
Got a review of the new single "Dreamcatcher" featuring nyssa on vocals.
Edgar Allen Poeys writes:
"Anyssa Govea’s performance carries softness and control. She never forces the emotion; instead, she lets it unfold gently."
www.edgarallanpoets.com/dreamcatcher...
#musicsky #jaz #songwriter
Christie recently celebrated the release of her 3rd EP “In My Bones”. (No babies were harmed in the making of these records).
Join babypuncher, nyssa and E.G. Phillips at Bazaar Cafe this Saturday for a “parosmia” themed show.
Let’s get sad.
singer songwriter babypuncher
Christie Chew, aka babypuncher, is a San Francisco based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with folk influences. She came up with the stage name babypuncher after a particularly grueling international flight.
#songwriter #livemusic #acousticmusic #SanFrancisco #localmusic #musicsky
FWIW, I am also a music making being and would appreciate your support on this bandcamp Friday
egphillips.bandcamp.com
#musicsky #bandcampfriday #songwriter #altamericana
Whatever happened to her anyway?
Go an electric guitar fueled odyssey...
The #lyricvideo for "Radio Silence Mode" is out...
youtu.be/SuttOu2AeuQ
If the Spotify app is going to take forever to copy a playlist URL to my clipboard, I’m definitely pasting it more than once:
open.spotify.com/playlist/76F...
#musicsky #altamericana