Forth Wanderers: Forth Wanderers August 19, 2018Hailing from Hipster West HQ, Montclair, NJ, the Forth Wanderers follow in the rich tradition of local bands...
Sun Valley Gun Club: The Water, The Stars July 26, 2018Sometimes albums are listenable because the authors of said album just get the hell out of the way...
illuminati hotties: Kiss Yr Frenemies July 5, 2018I admittedly hate the name of this band. To say out loud to a friend, “Hey, man, I’m...
Tim Kasher: No Resolution June 14, 2018Tim Kasher wears his heart on his sleeve. I guess that’s why he’s been branded “emo” over the...
Gang of Youths @ Bowery Ballroom June 7, 2018Between life and whatever the hell else is going on in that life, I get out way less...
Dramarama: Cinéma Vérité May 23, 2018Oddly, 1985 was a pretty informative year for my musical tastes. That doesn’t bode well for the future,...
Pennywise: Never Gonna Die May 11, 2018There’s something to making music that has changed very little in 25 years. 1992 Pennywise is not only...
Jeff Rosenstock: POST- April 29, 2018Do you think this is what Andrew W.K. was originally aiming for? Sorry, I just had to sneak...
Dr. Octagon: Moosebumps: An Exploration Into Modern Day Horripilation April 19, 2018It’s been right about 20 years since I first heard Kool Keith’s Dr. Octagon persona on his debut...
Camp Cope: How to Socialise & Make Friends April 10, 2018It goes without saying that I’m a big fan of Camp Cope’s 2016 self-titled debut. It has all...
Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive March 16, 2018It feels like Superchunk has been around my entire adult life. And that’s mostly because they have been....
Gang of Youths: Go Farther in Lightness February 26, 2018It seems that all my punk friends have gone Springsteen on me. Didn’t like Bob Mould or Johnny...
Sheer Mag: Need to Feel Your Love January 30, 2018Sheer Mag is a band without high aspirations. Or maybe they have super-high aspirations. And that’s what kind...
Quicksand: Interiors January 12, 2018It’s weird that so many of the ghosts from our rock and roll past have come back to...
Fits: All Belief is Paradise December 29, 2017Fits, uh, fits in this nice little corner of my listening habits: the short-ass LP that I can...
Wolf Parade: Cry Cry Cry December 13, 2017I can’t remember how many years I’ve been listening to Wolf Parade, though it seems like forever. I...
Lovely Bad Things: Teenage Grown Ups September 28, 2017There is definitely a seed from which Lovely Bad Things has sprouted. It’s that mid-90s female-led college radio...
White Reaper: The World’s Best American Band September 3, 2017Like The Strokes in acid wash jeans, White Reaper tear it up on their latest album, keeping a...