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Afghan Whigs
Do to the Beast

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

Afghan Whigs Do to the Beast There’s a time in many a young man’s life when he comes into his own, when suddenly everything just clicks. Gone is the awkwardness of youth

Kelis
Food

April 24th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Kelis Food Kelis has always been a tricky one to pin down. After debuting on ‘Ol Dirty Bastard’s “Got Your Money,” she was the Janet Jackson to the Neptunes’

Protomartyr
Under the Color of Official Right

April 23rd, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Protomartyr Under the Color of Official Right “Treason is crime.” It's a semi-mantra that stumbles off the tongue of Joe Casey in a very Mark E. Smith–esque slur on “Ain’t So Simple,” the second

Ziggy Marley
Fly Rasta

April 21st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Ziggy Marley Fly Rasta Going into the family business is always a dicey proposition. That goes triple if the family business is music. The record bins are filled with

The Both
The Both

April 18th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Both The Both There are some combinations of things that seem so head-smackingly obvious in retrospect, it’s hard to believe it wasn’t always that way. Be it

Thievery Corporation
Saudade

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

Thievery Corporation Saudade It’s been 17 years since Rob Garza and Eric Hilton, the duo better known as Thievery Corporation, released their debut album, Sounds from the Thievery

OFF!
Wasted Years

April 16th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

OFF! Wasted Years Back in the go-go days of 2010, LA punk supergroup OFF! accomplished a feat that arguably won’t be repeated any time soon. They performed

Tweens
Tweens

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

Tweens Tweens After about a half century of rock & roll’s quintessential formula being bashed out again and again, it’s amazing that there’s always somebody able to breathe

The Men
Tomorrow’s Hits

April 10th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | 1 Comment »

The Men Tomorrow’s Hits With Tomorrow’s Hits, The Men’s fourth album for the Sacred Bones label, the Brooklyn-based quintet has put together a fitting document of the fully

Perfect Pussy
Say Yes to Love

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

Perfect Pussy Say Yes to Love The big bang. The profound statement of youth. Year zero. Perfect Pussy’s demo cassette was set-up as such, its four-song blast overflowing with visceral