When introducing someone to The Fall, you might start with a disclaimer. Vocalist Mark E. Smith has a polarizing voice, not unlike, say, Tom Waits or The Album Reviews
The Fall
New Facts Emerge
August 22nd, 2017 | by Jamie Pietras | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
When introducing someone to The Fall, you might start with a disclaimer. Vocalist Mark E. Smith has a polarizing voice, not unlike, say, Tom Waits or The
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Echo of Pleasure
August 15th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
There’s one sure thing for which you have to give The Pains of Being Pure at Heart a great deal of credit: introducing the most buoyant parts of ’80s new
Mac DeMarco
This Old Dog
July 24th, 2017 | by Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
A large part of Mac DeMarco’s appeal—his goofiness, in particular—can be seen in his music videos. The most memorable one might be for Salad Days’
Brutus
Burst
July 21st, 2017 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Listening to Burst, it’s not that shocking that Brutus begin life as a Refused cover band. The Belgian trio emulates the standard bearing Shape of Punk
Lizard McGee
Spooky Jets at a Distance
July 19th, 2017 | by Briana Henry | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
To me, the acoustic guitar is like nails scratching on a chalkboard or like forgetting to get guacamole with your burrito bowl. Being forced during college to go to bar
Ride
Weather Diaries
July 18th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
At this point, there are few bands whose reunions would completely shock me. We’re currently living in the golden age of bands getting back together, where past
Suspirians
Ti Bon Ange
July 13th, 2017 | by Brian O'Neill | published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »
In Voodoo belief, the soul is made of two parts. The ti bon ange, literally “little good angel,” is the part of the soul that contains the individual qualities of a
BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits Forever
July 2nd, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Like fellow Scots The Vaselines, whose Eugene Kelly was once a member and whose Francis McKee was in principal Bandit Duglas Stewart’s prior
Mark Mulcahy
The Possum in the Driveway
June 4th, 2017 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
With reunions by Miracle Legion and Polaris during the past few years, as well as a tribute album featuring such big names as Radiohead and Michael
Sylvan Esso
What Now
May 29th, 2017 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
There was no way to foresee a band like Sylvan Esso before they actually appeared. Coming from North Carolina, a state not known as a hotbed for