When Steve Earle’s sometimes-mentor and friend for decades, Guy Clark, left this world in 2016, Earle commemorated the passing with one of his Album Reviews
Steve Earle
Guy
April 12th, 2019 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
When Steve Earle’s sometimes-mentor and friend for decades, Guy Clark, left this world in 2016, Earle commemorated the passing with one of his
Tredici Bacci
La Fine Del Futuro
March 25th, 2019 | by Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Tredici Bacci’s kaleidoscopic sophomore album, La Fine Del Futuro, explodes and deepens leader Simon Hanes’ preoccupations with Italian soundtracks
Cloud Nothings
Last Building Burning
December 10th, 2018 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
For Cloud Nothings, last year’s Life Without Sound was intentionally meant to be a different album. It was a scary thought, especially considering the strength of
Escape-ism
The Lost Record
September 11th, 2018 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
As the frontman of such acts as Nation of Ulysses, The Make-Up, Weird War, and more, Ian Svenonius has never shied away from melding high concept with
Alice Bag, Blueprint
Bush Tetras, Take the Fall
May 17th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Punk rock was still genuinely dangerous as the ‘70s melted away into the ‘80s. Even in major cities like Los Angeles and New York, being a punk meant being
Mount Eerie
Now Only
May 17th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Using your life as fodder for your art seems to be the expected default when you’re a musician. But that can be as much of a burden as it a free license. There’s
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Black Times
May 6th, 2018 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
One of the hardest things for a musician is to be a child following in your parent’s footsteps. That shadow can be long and unforgiving. For every
The Damned
Evil Spirits
May 3rd, 2018 | by Chris Sabbath | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
I know what you’re probably thinking because I’ve already been there myself. I love The Damned to pieces, but don’t necessarily want to hear anything new by them
Hide
Castration Anxiety
April 25th, 2018 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Heather Gabel isn’t hiding from anyone. Not anymore. She and percussionist Seth Sher are quite blunt throughout Castration Anxiety, the duo’s debut
Superchunk
What a Time to Be Alive
April 17th, 2018 | by Nate Knaebel | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It’s fair to say that over their near 30-year career Superchunk has never made a bad album. That’s notable for just about any band, let alone one completely left