Roman à clef, Cassandra Jenkins, Mrs. Adam Schatz

Roman a Clef is Ryan Newmyer and Jen Goma (of A Sunny Day in Glasgow) along with producer extraordinaire Kurt Feldman (Ice Choir). Fusing densely ambitious pop-craft with lush and inventive production, Roman a Clef is releasing their debut record “Abandonware” on Infinite Best (Mr. Twin Sister, Ava Luna) on June 2nd.


A songwriter who knows how to "leave an impression" with "elegantly celestial climaxes, emerald green-glowing guitar work" (p4k) and "smoky" vocals (NPR), Cassandra released self-titled EP, in 2013. Bedded in haunting arrangements of tremolo guitar and washy organ, she draws you into a world lying somewhere between Mazzy Star and Twin Peaks. It's an arrestingly intimate place, where if you listen closely enough, you'll find something as timeless as it is bittersweet.


Adam Schatz makes music because he loves it. His band Landlady released their second album "Upright Behavior" in July on the Hometapes label and people seem to really like it. He performs alone as Mrs. Adam Schatz and also in the bands Father Figures, Man Man and others sometimes. He's been writing about music for The Talkhouse and would like to write more. He wrote this in the third person.