MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks October 1, 2024So chill, bro. That’s how the kids talk these days, right? Because as an practically ancient person listening...
Jack White: No Name September 16, 2024Never let it be said Jack White can’t write the hell out of a riff. And despite “playing”...
Mule: If I Don’t Six August 20, 2024Listening to this album out loud is a harrowing experience. For more reasons than the fact the thing...
Camper Van Beethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory August 9, 2024It’s weird when you only realize later in life what could have had a major influence on your...
Cloud Nothings: Final Summer August 1, 2024I went to see Cloud Nothings play live recently. Unbeknownst to me — and I imagine most of the...
Yard Act: Where’s My Utopia? July 23, 2024I’m not really sure how to classify Yard Act. Their first track on Where’s My Utopia?, their second...
Les Savy Fav: OUI, LSF July 9, 2024I’m not sure if we can call Les Savy Fav enigmatic. They’re not mysterious or anything, like another...
Veruca Salt: American Thighs June 23, 2024Rock and roll made by cute chicks will never get old. Sexist! But so true. Just ask any...
The Libertines: All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade June 3, 2024You pretty much know what you’re going to get with a Libertines album. Some form of The Clash....
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us April 23, 2024There are very few bands whose new albums I treat as an event. Certainly not this many years...
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Devil’s Night Out April 3, 2024The Mighty Might Bosstones played our block party when I was in college. That was 1992, a year...
Mannequin Pussy: I Got Heaven March 20, 2024Why is it that I recall Mannequin Pussy not being so… punk? I mean I know they swung...
Grandaddy: Blu Wav March 15, 2024You’d think as a rock ’n’ roll elder statesman that I’d love mellow. My tired ears. My tired...
The Dirty Nil: Free Rein to Passions February 24, 2024I was never a metal guy. As if that needed to be said. It just never became part...
Sleater-Kinney: Call the Doctor February 21, 2024Layered and angry and somehow both messy and completely controlled, it feels like a high-pitched, swirling cry to...
Militarie Gun: Life Under The Gun February 3, 2024I’m no music composer, so maybe there’s a logical explanation for how a band who seems to only...
Aesop Rock: Integrated Tech Solutions January 23, 2024The older I get the further I grow from hip-hop. But there are always dudes I will come...
Bully: Lucky for You January 9, 2024One can always count on Bully for a rolling album filled with throw-backy tunes reminiscent of the sunnier...
