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...
KRS-One: The Mix Tape [aka: Prophets vs. Profits] January 24, 2009Apparently KRS-One and Nelly had a spat back in 2002. Who knew? The funny thing is the first...
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...
Jason Collett: Here’s to Being Here January 1, 2009He’s like a pop Jakob Dylan with an oddly country twang, or a hi-fi lof-fi Beck without the wink....
Frank Turner: Campfire Punkrock December 18, 2008I actually bought this album after hearing “The Real Damage” on a podcast of some sort. It just...
Fall Out Boy: From Under the Cork Tree November 28, 2008I’m kinda buzzed while I’m writing this and somehow it sounds both shitty and good. The production and...
Head of Femur: Great Plains November 26, 2008Well, ain’t that some hippie shit? Ok, not hippie, but some touchy feely indie stuff that is like...
The Anniversary: Your Majesty November 24, 2008This one is less swinging than their debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, eliminating the wacky keyboard and going...
The Anniversary: Designing a Nervous Breakdown November 24, 2008Welcome to the world of emo power-pop. Combining the whimsy of The Rentals and the typical Get Up...
Tha Alkaholiks: 21 & Over November 24, 2008If there were ever a more appropriate college album than this one, I can’t think of what it...
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals November 22, 2008I’m kind of a prude when it comes to content. I don’t like sexual brag rap. I’m sure...