LP Review
St. Vincent ‘Strange Mercy’
St. Vincent’s latest LP Strange Mercy has more influences, sounds, overdubs and moods than most artists put out in their entire career
Mister Heavenly ‘Out of Love’
Mister Heavenly’s self-proclaimed ‘doom-wop’ record Out of Love features songs about failed relationships, murder, jealousy, and other decidedly non-doo-wop material
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks ‘Mirror Traffic’
Stephen Malkmus is at the point in his career where every record is the “____-est” since “______.”
Rave On Buddy Holly
Have a listen to Rave On Buddy Holly and you’ll soon realize that Don McClean was full of crap when he wrote ‘American Pie’
Portugal.The Man ‘In The Mountain, In The Cloud’
A lot of pressure rests on the shoulders of Portugal.The Man. Their sixth studio LP, In The Mountain, In The Cloud, is the first on
Incubus ‘If Not Now, When?’
Incubus seemed to have drifted into a more peaceful, aggression free zone with their seventh full length album, If Not Now, When
Disco Biscuits ‘Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens’
OWLAC is a party on a disc, and is a great example of the band successfully channeling the sound from their high energy live performances
John Shannon ‘Songs of the Desert River’
John Shannon’s hauntingly beautiful alto tone subtly soars on his sophomore release, Songs of the Desert River
Only Living Boy ‘Hide Nothing’
Only Living Boy’s sophomore LP Hide Nothing displays a visceral concoction of devil-laden blues, Hendrix howl and Yazoo swagger
The Antlers ‘Burst Apart’
The Antlers’ front man Peter Silberman can give Mariah Carey a run for her money in hitting the high notes on the band’s latest album
Title Fight ‘Shed’
Meet the newest addition to the LA-based punk label SideOneDummy Records: Title Fight. Hailing from Kingston, PA, Title Fight will fit right in with a
Younger Brother ‘Vaccine’
Younger Brother takes the shape of varying genres of music and continues strong through their third studio album dubbed Vaccine
