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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Give the People What They Want

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

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give the People What They Want The fact that Give The People What They Want is even being released is a pretty great thing. The album was slated to come out last year, but Sharon Jones’ cancer

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
Wig Out at Jagbags

January 15th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks Wig Out at Jagbags There's a line on “Lariat,” the buoyant lead single from Stephen Malkmus’ sixth solo record, Wig Out at Jagbags (Matador Records), which might just be the best

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
Under the Covers, Vol. 3

January 14th, 2014  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Under the Covers, Vol. 3 Matthew Sweet and Suzanna Hoffs have a real nice thing going on with this series of covers collections. They're clearly fans

Wooden Shjips
Back to Land

December 16th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Wooden Shjips Back to Land I’ve never liked the Grateful Dead, and it used to be that the Dead were an enemy flag for punk rockers and grungers to rally against. As I’ve picked up

Britney Spears
Britney Jean

December 13th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Britney Spears Britney Jean Shrug if you will, but since the release of Blackout, the career trajectory of Britney Spears has warranted some serious conversation. That 2007 album was

Toy
Join the Dots

December 11th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Toy Join the Dots With last year’s self-titled debut, London’s Toy showed the kind of honest to goodness promise that seems more and more rare to hear in these days

Primitive Calculators
The World Is Fucked

December 4th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Primitive Calculators The World Is Fucked As the Primitive Calculators see it, the world is fucked, thanks to the degeneracy of Homo sapiens as a result of the gluttony of technological enslavement

Night Sins
To London or the Lake

December 3rd, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Night Sins To London or the Lake If you are one of the minions patiently holding your breath until the Sisters of Mercy release a new album, asphyxiation has either already come or is

Far-Out Fangtooth
Borrowed Time

November 27th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | 2 Comments »

Far-Out Fangtooth Borrowed Time Philly ensemble Far-Out Fangtooth’s swirling psych assault on Borrowed Time, the band's first album for the venerable Siltbreeze label, is a soundtrack

Mrs. Magician
B-Sides

November 26th, 2013  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Mrs. Magician B-Sides One thing you learn right off the bat at even the most beginner community college creative writing class is to write what you know. This is a lesson Mrs. Magician