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Spoon
They Want My Soul

August 11th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Spoon They Want My Soul Not unlike the trajectory of many bands before and after them, Spoon’s rise in popularity over the past decade has been inversely proportionate to

Adult Jazz
Gist Is

August 8th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Adult Jazz Gist Is There has always been a very clear divide between the approach and feel of the bedroom musician and that of a proper band. Either a result of being forced

Twin Peaks
Wild Onion

August 5th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Twin Peaks Wild Onion In every era, there are bands comprised of young early 20-somethings who couldn't care less about much of anything besides playing rock music and acting

Shabazz Palaces
Lese Majesty

August 4th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Of all the musical genres out there, hip-hop seems the most unforgiving when it comes to second acts. Once their moment in the sun is done, hip-hop artists

The Muffs
Whoop Dee Doo

July 29th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Muffs Whoop Dee Doo In an awkward twist of fate, Kim Shattuck recently found herself being more known for what she didn’t do than what she’s done. Instead of being celebrated

Joyce Manor
Never Hungover Again

July 25th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Joyce Manor Never Hungover Again The precedence Joyce Manor set for themselves with their phenomenal self-titled debut was probably a challenging one from which to break free

PS I Love You
For Those Who Stay

July 17th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

PS I Love You For Those Who Stay To some extent, PS I Love You has been a sort of indie rock siphon, evoking everyone from Dinosaur Jr. to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. But while

Eno • Hyde
High Life

July 10th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Eno • Hyde High Life If there’s one label you can’t put on Brian Eno, it’s complacent. As the go-to guy when it comes to fusing experimental production with pop, Eno seems open

Corrosion of Conformity
IX

July 9th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Corrosion of Conformity IX It was quite the surprise when North Carolina’s Corrosion of Conformity reunited the Animosity-era line-up after singer/guitarist Pepper Keenan’s

Lower
Seek Warmer Climes

July 8th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Lower Seek Warmer Climes When Lower put out their noisy spurt of an EP, Walk on Heads, in 2012, it seemed Copenhagen's scene of downer punk had successfully infiltrated