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Tijuana Panthers
Poster

September 2nd, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Tijuana Panthers Poster Poster, the fourth LP by Long Beach’s Tijuana Panthers, arrives still glistening with a patina of historical punk afterbirth. It’s easy to go through the record and

Beach House
Depression Cherry

September 1st, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Beach House Depression Cherry There’s no doubt about it, Beach House is having one hell of a run, and Depression Cherry continues the group’s streak of hitting the target right in the tiny spot

The Good Life
Everybody’s Coming Down

August 31st, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Good Life Everybody’s Coming Down Tim Kaiser may not be a genre onto himself, but he does occupy a good chunk of record store real estate. While not quite at Mike Patton levels of busyness

Tame Impala
Currents

August 27th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Tame Impala Currents Tame Impala’s Currents could, I suppose, be proclaimed as the band’s greatest departure. Lonerism and Innerspeaker were geared toward ’60s

Palehound
Dry Food

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

Palehound Dry Food Palehound’s Dry Food is a charming, low-key record that belies real surprises and resonating stories of turmoil and trauma. It uses the detritus of ‘90s indie

Titus Andronicus
The Most Lamentable Tragedy

August 20th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Titus Andronicus The Most Lamentable Tragedy The Most Lamentable Tragedy, the fourth proper Titus Andronicus full-length and their first-ever rock opera, is a beast of a record. Documenting frontman

Briana Marela
All Around Us

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

Briana Marela All Around Us Briana Marela’s All Around Us is a stunning mural of blurry sonic photographs, a pastiche of memories, friends, lovers, nature, and most of all herself. Aided

Mas Ysa
Seraph

August 13th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Mas Ysa Seraph Seraph is quite unlike any other record I can name. Any attempts to form expectations by lumping it in with this or that contemporary genre will

Migos
Yung Rich Nation

August 12th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Migos Yung Rich Nation With the semi-implosion of the music industry, the old ways are now in state of constant flux or out the window entirely. Such sea change is particularly

Radioactivity
Silent Kill

August 11th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Radioactivity Silent Kill It’s a tough task to try to define or even place punk in the 21st century. If only because I was never punk, I don't feel like punk is a salvation, but I do feel