The Wedding Present: Valentina April 8, 2012Look, I know these guys are old, but I still find them incredibly compelling. There’s something immediate about...
De La Soul: First Serve (De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2) April 4, 2012I’ve been unsure how to classify this album. I mean it’s two of the three dudes from De...
Wilco: The Whole Love March 1, 2012Oh, Wilco. You’re so cute. And so overrated. Even Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which we all subscribed to as...
Andrew Bird: Break It Yourself February 29, 2012First off, I’m not sure who Bird paid to do his album cover, but he should demand his...
Fun.: Some Nights February 29, 2012Back when this band was called The Format, I often went to that guilty pleasure well. Over the...
Cloud Nothings: Attack On Memory February 28, 2012This is one of those bands that I’ve peripherally come across in my musical wanderings, but always dismissed...
Gorillaz: Plastic Beach February 16, 2012I know the two are about as similar as salt and pepper, but I can’t help but think...
Pennywise: About Time February 9, 2012I was never into hardcore. It was just too, uh, hard for me. But hot damn did I...
Real Estate: Days January 24, 2012Languid. I suppose that’s a good word for it. Though looking up the actual definition, I wouldn’t suggest...
David Bazan: Strange Negotiations January 24, 2012Bazan seems to condemn a lot. I suppose that’s kind of what religious folks do. But he seems...
The Walkmen: Lisbon January 24, 2012Lead singer, Hamilton Leithauser, sounds like Dylan if Dylan thought he could sing. It’s not to say he...
The Black Keys: El Camino December 15, 2011As much as I long for The Black Keys’ rougher sound, it’s hard to deny that the newer,...
The Soft Pack: The Soft Pack December 15, 2011Funny enough “soft pack” was the nickname hung around the necks of my group of friends in high...
Tyler, the Creator: Goblin December 15, 2011This album would literally make Hipster Father-in-Law’s head explode. And, yes, I know when people say “literally” they...
Funeral Party: The Golden Age of Knowhere October 22, 2011Who doesn’t love not-so-indie kind of dance punk with group choruses and a nice, Los Angeles theme? Well,...
Girls: Father, Son, Holy Ghost October 18, 2011I know I’m supposed to like this thing, and I kind of do. But I kind of don’t....
Danny Brown: XXX October 16, 2011This guy is nutz with a z. He starts off sounding like a hybrid between The Pharcyde and...
Wild Flag: Wild Flag October 14, 2011Welcome to Sleater-Kinney’s less annoying little cousin. Not to say that all Sleater-Kinney is annoying, but there’s only...