Lawrence, Kansas
- September 20, 2025
Nathan Cardiff
Nathan has contributed to I Heart Local Music since November 2012. He lives in Kansas City, MO.
Articles By This Author
Album Review: Approach – “Vanilla Brass”
by Nathan Cardiff Vanilla Brass plays almost exactly like a live performance from Approach; it’s entertaining, provoking, and most of all engaging. Approach manages to
Review: Ponyboy. – “Hookups” EP
by Nathan Cardiff Those Ponyboy. men are back it, releasing a brief three track EP featuring covers of Peaches, The Cure, and Joan Jett. Hookups
Album Review: The Noise FM – “Attraction”
by Nathan Cardiff I’ve been attempting to pin down an appropriate genre for The Noise FM and the best I can do is scruffy indie-pop.
Album Review: Quiet Corral – “Ancestors”
by Nathan Cardiff Quiet Corral has put a tremendous amount of work in their new, enchanting record Ancestors. It captures a beauty and determination in
Album Review: Maps For Travelers – “Change Your Name”
by Nathan Cardiff Change Your Name can be described as a roar, a bellow from the pit of an inferno. Maps For Travelers take their
Album Review: La Guerre – “Violent”
by Nathan Cardiff Her second release of 2013 (under the La Guerre title), Katlyn Conroy’s newest record Violent comes to us a mere three months
Album Review: Your Friend – “Jekyll/Hyde”
by Nathan Cardiff I first came across Your Friend’s music back in October of 2012. She was the headliner at a house show with three
Review: Beaded Hall – “Honey Feather” EP
by Nathan Cardiff Has your summer not been surreal enough for you? How about bizarre? Could you use a bit of the peculiar in your
Album Review: Mammoth Life – “Mammoth Life”
by Nathan Cardiff I’m not sure if the term “dream pop” was given to Mammoth Life or if the band adopted it themselves, but I
Album Review: Red Kate – “When The Troubles Come”
by Nathan Cardiff Red Kate’s full length record When The Troubles Come is a rough and tumble, bare knuckle brawler, ready to romp and stomp