LP Review
Wavves ‘King of the Beach’
The prospect of Wavves’ petering out after Williams’ public breakdown seemed an appropriate if not welcome end
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey ‘Stay Gold’
‘Stay Gold’ finds the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey back home in the heartland of Tulsa, OK where the band was founded
Danger Mouse ‘Dark Night of the Soul’
Danger Mouse continues to keep rock n’ roll fresh along with a slew of rock’s most noted musicians, to create the 13-track super album ‘Dark
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ‘Mojo’
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have oozed the American spirit with compositions which literally live on the lips of the faithful
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
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