Tobin Sprout: Carnival Boy January 3, 2008There’s no mistaking this for anything else but a Guided by Voices solo project. Granted Tobin Sprout just...
Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted August 7, 2007You can’t even call yourself a fan of indie rock if you don’t own and love this album....
Robert Pollard: Not In My Airforce August 1, 2007It’s always difficult detangling Robert Pollard from GBV. I mean they are one and the same. So what...
Robert Pollard: Waved Out January 21, 2007Another album of Pollard doing his thing. This, his sophomore solo effort, is a little less hissy than...
Silkworm: Firewater May 15, 2006What more can you ask for than catchy rock songs about drinking and falling down? Almost every song...
Pavement: Wowee Zowee January 7, 2006I think this album got a bad rap. I mean it’s certainly hi-fi compared to some of their...
Guided by Voices: Half Smiles of the Decomposed August 24, 2005I like it! It’s been a while since I’ve actually tapped my toe and/or bobbed the old head...
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Face the Truth July 4, 2005I was reading somewhere recently about aging indie guys. It was scary how much of me I saw...
A.C. Newman: The Slow Wonder June 9, 2004Is it my imagination or are the Canadians slowly becoming the new Brits? For years we have laughed...
Guided by Voices: Earthquake Glue August 20, 2003This is oddly a bit of a return to form of sorts. Again, Pollard dials it back (to...
Guided by Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles June 19, 2003GBV has subtly moved back into a lo-fi groove. Granted, it’s not all tape hiss and broken songs,...
Guided by Voices: Mag Earwhig! February 13, 2003For some reason the first song on this album reminds me of that terrible King Missile song, “Detachable...
Guided by Voices: Under the Bushes Under the Stars December 23, 2002Whoa there. Who is this? Apparently this is Kim Deal of the Pixies’ idea of what GBV should...
Guided by Voices: Alien Lanes September 26, 2002There they go. They’ve taken a baby step towards sounding like professionals. Still sounding homemade, but coming to...
Belle & Sebastian: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant June 6, 2000Ugh, who’s the dude with the deeper voice? Track three starts and I’m convinced that he has somehow...