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Soft Fangs
The Light

March 23rd, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Soft Fangs The Light After spending 2007 to 2013 as the frontman of The Devil and a Penny, John Lutkevich went the solo route the following year and released the EP that would become

Glenn Kotche and So Percussion
Drumkit Quartets

March 22nd, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Glenn Kotche and So Percussion Drumkit Quartets Composer John Cage famously mused, “I have nothing to say and I am saying it.” If you’re frustrated by that sentiment, stop reading right here. If

XIXA
Bloodline

March 21st, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

XIXA Bloodline Combining the heavy rhythms of stoner rock, vocals that are a mix of Howlin’ Wolf growl and lighter harmonies, surging guitar and organ, and a

B Boys
No Worry No Mind

March 18th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

B Boys No Worry No Mind Contrary to the throwback hip-hop connotations of its moniker, Brooklyn-based trio B Boys is more likely to geek out over Wire and Gang of Four B-sides than

Nada Surf
You Know Who You Are

March 17th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Nada Surf You Know Who You Are Good ol’ reliable Nada Surf. It’s not quite accurate to say that they’ve been making the same album over and over, but it’s certainly fair to note their well-established

Violent Femmes
We Can Do Anything

March 16th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Violent Femmes We Can Do Anything If you’ve ever been into so-called alternative music, at some point you’ve probably played the printing off the Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut. It’s like

Animal Collective
Painting With

March 15th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Animal Collective Painting With There’s a quote somewhere from Coldplay’s Chris Martin in which he admits the band he fronts plagiarized itself on X&Y due to its similarity to A Rush of Blood to

Låpsley
Long Way Home

March 11th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Låpsley Long Way Home The internet is long on hype and hit or miss when it comes to delivery. So it’s refreshing when everything comes together. About two years ago, 17-year-old

Wussy
Forever Sounds

March 9th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Wussy Forever Sounds It seems pretty safe to say that after 15 years in a band, you have your sound dialed in. If the first few years are about discovery, then the rest of the time is about

Santigold
99¢

March 8th, 2016  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Santigold 99¢ It’s simply unfair. Santi White’s eponymous 2008 debut as Santogold now plays like an incredible time capsule of the moment when all genres were