LCD Soundsystem: This is Happening January 4, 2011I have some weird internal backlash in me about this band. Maybe I still have this thing in...
Race Horses: Goodbye Falkenburg January 4, 2011It always feels to me like the Welsh live a whimsical life. Their music is joyously poppy (see...
Handsome Furs: Face Control January 4, 2011There was a time back in high school when I was a big drum snob. If a rock...
Los Campesinos!: Romance is Boring January 4, 2011What happened to my spazzy Welsh peeps? Are they headed down a path to being “serious” musicians. This...
Superchunk: Majesty Shredding November 30, 2010So it’s been ten years since the last Superchunk album and I don’t know how, but Mac’s voice...
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul November 27, 2010What to do when your lead singer kills himself? Hire the best known hipster producer in the whole...
Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty November 25, 2010My appreciation for hip-hop is somewhat limited. I have little tolerance for skits and am not a huge...
Interpol: Interpol November 23, 2010I will not apologize for enjoying Interpol albums. Not that anybody has asked me to, but there seems...
The xx: XX November 20, 2010I will admit to being a cheap ass when it comes to buying music. I’m not loyal to...
Lightspeed Champion: Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You. November 4, 2010Much more fleshed out than his first stab at a solo thing, Devonte Hynes moves even further from...
Morrissey: Years of Refusal October 24, 2010Nobody has ever accused Mr. Morrissey of being artistic with his solo record covers, but why the fuck...
Das Racist: Sit Down, Man October 24, 2010I love free music. Unfortunately without the help of illegal download sites (which I would never do working...
The Replacements: All Shook Down September 24, 2010This album signaled the devolution of the band formerly known as The Replacements and the rise of Paul...
Les Savy Fav: Root for Ruin September 7, 2010Offkilter. I guess this is what you have to expect from a band fronted by a fat, bald...
The Gaslight Anthem: American Slang September 3, 2010I recall reading somewhere where the lead singer of Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon, called his band’s Bruce Springsteen...
Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard September 3, 2010So your drummer and songwriter dies after recording your debut album. It’s met with decent, and deserved, accolades....
The Hold Steady: Heaven is Whenever September 3, 2010This is one of those bands that I think I always liked conceptually more than I liked in...
The National: High Violet September 2, 2010Namechecked by every aging hipster on earth, The National have become the rock band even your 28-year-old friend...