LP Review
Deer Tick ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Deer Tick captivated Dr. Dog’s eager New York audience last month, prompting me to check out the Rhode Island quartet’s latest, ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Truth & Salvage Co. ‘Self-Titled’
Truth and Salvage Co.’s debut LP is a perfect blend of classic rock and alt-country, transcending feelings of drunken stupors, sunshine and life without worries
Marco Benevento ‘Between the Needles…’
On ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, Benevento experiments with various gadgets, like an Atari console or a basic Casio Keyboard, to conceive unique twists in
Mushroom ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’
Mushroom’s 12th album ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’ deserves to be played in a dark room filled with the aroma of incense and a substance that
Sharon Jones ‘I Learned the Hard Way’
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are proving to be one of the city’s most potent acts, stunning audiences with performances straight out of Stax’s
The Hold Steady ‘Heaven is Whenever’
The Hold Steady’s fifth album ‘Heaven is Whenever’ incorporates stories of youthful, vibrant city nights and drunken stupors, but on this album, Finn is more
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Gorillaz ‘Plastic Beach’
Gorillaz bring a sensory overload of swirling melodies and carefully choreographed samples on Damon Albarn & Co’s latest ‘Plastic Beach&#
Flaming Lips ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
The Flaming Lips’ interpretation of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a solid collection of peculiar sounds and original arrangements, which could have only come
Daptone Gold – Various Artists
Drop the needle on Daptone Gold, ‘four solid sides of soul’ featuring Sharon Jones, Antibalas, and The Budos Band, and let the silky smooth sounds
Devendra Banhart ‘What Will We Be’
Devendra Banhart looks like a freaky San Francisco flower child – the kind of hardcore hippie that I’ve always wanted to be, but was too
Tinsley Ellis ‘Speak No Evil’
Tinsley Ellis brings you the sounds of the Deep South wrapped in razor blades and barbed wire with ‘Speak No Evil&#
Alberta Cross ‘Broken Side of Time’
Alberta Cross’ new blues sound is hip enough to compare to IT-bands like Kings of Leon, but original enough to maintain its integrity as a
