When Wet Leg splashed down in 2021 with the seemingly nonsensical manic pop thrill of “Chaise Lounge,” they could have easily afterwards retreated Album Reviews
Wet Leg
Moisturizer
July 28th, 2025 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
When Wet Leg splashed down in 2021 with the seemingly nonsensical manic pop thrill of “Chaise Lounge,” they could have easily afterwards retreated
Artificial Go
Musical Chairs
May 27th, 2025 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Hopscotch Fever, Artificial Go’s debut from last year, was a fetching mix of slippery guitar lines, snappy beats, and singer Angie Willcutt’s clever wordplay
Bill Fox
Resonance
April 14th, 2025 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
While considered a sort of musical JD Salinger in certain circles, Bill Fox has largely dwelled in obscurity for most of his musical career. This is due in no
Crush of Souls
Lézire
March 21st, 2025 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
As one half of Crocodiles, the San Diegan duo who first garnered a buzz with the release of its 2009 debut, Summer of Hate during a wave of lo-fi
The Tubs
Cotton Crown
March 7th, 2025 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Almost exactly two years after emerging with their debut, Dead Meat, one of 2023’s best records, The Tubs are back with an equally enthralling
Crows
Beware Believers
May 2nd, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Having released a truly astonishing debut (one of our favorites of 2019), Crows might have easily fallen into a sophomore slump, especially with the
Johnny Marr
Fever Dreams Pts. 1–4
February 22nd, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It’s been more than 30 years since The Smiths broke up and yet the band’s music remains hallowed ground despite their obstreperous mouthpiece continuing
Spoon
Lucifer on the Sofa
February 15th, 2022 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
It’s tempting to call Spoon’s latest, Lucifer on the Sofa (Matador Records), a return to form, but aside from a couple of mediocre albums midway through their
Arab Strap
As Days Get Dark
March 17th, 2021 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
Someone once said that suffering breeds great art, but I wonder what they would have made of a year spent dealing with a global pandemic. For 20 years
Adulkt Life
Book of Curses
November 16th, 2020 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
With the band including members of Huggy Bear and Male Bonding, it’s hard not to have high expectations for the debut album from Adulkt Life, Book of Curses