The Rural Alberta Advantage: Hometowns August 7, 2009Think of these guys with the weird Canadian name as a Neutral Milk Hotel laid bare. Strip away the...
Japandroids: Post-Nothing June 28, 2009If you don’t get into this, you must have lead in your butthole. Fuzzy rock and roll goodness...
Faith No More: Angel Dust June 8, 2009Sometimes it’s hard to tell with Mike Patton if he’s joking or if his circus thing is supposed...
Dananananaykroyd: Hey Everyone May 23, 2009The first thing one notices about this album is how great the actual recording sounds. I know everyone...
Cut Off Your Hands: You & I May 23, 2009This album took a few listens before I could truly appreciate its poppiness. I mean poppiness in a...
Lightspeed Champion: Falling off the Lavender Bridge May 22, 2009This has become one of my go-to albums. I’m not even sure why I enjoy it so much...
Swan Lake: Enemy Mine May 19, 2009This album comes roaring out of the gates with “Spanish Gold, 2044,” one of my favorite songs of...
Why?: Alopecia May 17, 2009Is this the rap/rock hybrid that things like the Judgment Night soundtrack folks imagined back in the early...
The Good Life: Black Out May 2, 2009This album starts off on a serious high note with the kooky swing song, “The Beaten Path,” that...
Favours for Sailors: Furious Sons March 27, 2009This album certainly starts off with a boom as ‘Erode My Empire’ comes roaring out of the gates...
Land of Talk: Applause Cheer Boo Hiss February 22, 2009I have my new summer jam. And it’s sung by this chick who sounds vaguely like a rockin’...
…And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: The Century of Self February 18, 2009Prog rock will never die! Echoes of Yes, The Who and a soaring indie rock opera, Trail of...
The Clientele: The Violet Hour February 13, 2009I can’t get a handle on this super-slow shit. I mean I’m not sure whom it’s for. Even...
The Gaslight Anthem: The ’59 Sound February 11, 2009Sitting in my adopted state of New Jersey I can’t help but be a little proud of anything...
Menomena: Friend and Foe February 6, 2009Like a whacked out Flaming Lips (if that’s possible), Menomena mixes keys, horns and mostly atmosphere on an...
The Airborne Toxic Event: The Airborne Toxic Event January 30, 2009Like Toadies’ Possum Kingdom back in the day, this is a one-track purchase. “Sometime Around Midnight” was certainly...
Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only January 28, 2009You might think these guys are out of their minds listening to all of the screaming and electronic...
The Specials: The Specials January 1, 2009It’s hard to not feel cool listening to this album. The opening track, “Message to You Rudi,” is...