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Danzig
Skeletons

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

Danzig Skeletons While there probably isn’t a specific reason for his rejuvenation, Danzig has seemed to gain a second wind late in his career. He has fully embraced his

Ty Segall
Ty Rex

December 17th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Ty Segall Ty Rex Anybody who is familiar with Ty Segall could probably namedrop another artist to which he owes at least a fraction of his sound. (Let’s say The Stooges, for

Six Organs of Admittance
Hexadic II

December 14th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Six Organs of Admittance Hexadic II If you do something for long enough, you’re going to want to switch it up. If you’re a comedian, it might be taking on a juicy dramatic roll. If you’re Liam Neeson

Wreckless Eric
amERICa

December 7th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Wreckless Eric amERICa Wreckless Eric, born Eric Goulden, is one of those guys who just can’t stop. Emerging in the ’70s as part of a Stiff Records roster that included Nick Lowe

Matt Bauer
Dream’s End

December 2nd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »

Matt Bauer Dream’s End Matt Bauer’s Dream’s End arrives just in time to echo and contest the dying leaves and sense of promise in the autumn air. Throughout the album, the listener

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs
Coulda Shoulda Woulda

November 25th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Coulda Shoulda Woulda While Holly Golightly is frequently given the moniker of “the queen of UK garage rock,” or some derivation thereof, for awhile now her records

Anna von Hausswolff
The Miraculous

November 24th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Anna von Hausswolff The Miraculous Anna von Hausswolff’s The Miraculous is a sprawling, glittering marvel of texture and architecture. It’s a questing, yearning record of a sometimes quixotic

Beach Slang
The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us

November 19th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Beach Slang The Things We Do to Find People Who Feel Like Us Records like the one Beach Slang recently released are few and far between in contemporary rock. Like on their preceding EPs, here

Spray Paint
Dopers

November 18th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Spray Paint Dopers Austin’s current kings of neurotic bummer-punk have put out their most confident and cohesive record yet, Dopers. Trading in much of their earlier treble

Neon Indian
Vega Intl. Night School

November 17th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Neon Indian Vega Intl. Night School As the mighty Ray Charles once put it, “Night time is the right time.” That feels particularly apt when it comes to certain types of music, as there are some