John Hostetter: Red Square

John Hostetter is very much his own man. The Harrisburg, VA, musician, has just released Red Square, which is a sort of lo-fi concept album about love with instrumental interludes. Invoking scary fictional characters of the past - Medusa and Frankenstein he sings about a woman who keeps her distance. Nothing works to get her - try to come closer and she will unleash her Black Magic, while her admirers wrap themselves in layers of vocals inspired by Brian Wilson. Red Square is modern day fol...

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