Wintersleep is a big band in its native Canada, with Top 10 singles, Top 20 albums and a spot opening for Paul McCartney in Halifax. In America, though, they Album Reviews
Wintersleep
The Great Detachment
March 25th, 2016 | by Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Wintersleep is a big band in its native Canada, with Top 10 singles, Top 20 albums and a spot opening for Paul McCartney in Halifax. In America, though, they
Soft Fangs
The Light
March 23rd, 2016 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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