The Men: New York City August 9, 2023Even with AI and Google search getting better at discerning what you’re looking for on the great World...
Quasi: Breaking the Balls of History July 17, 2023It’s been a minute (and about seventeen years) since I last copped a Quasi album. That would have...
Sammy: Tales of Great Neck Glory June 9, 2023Everyone just labels Sammy a Pavement ripoff band, but I contend that they are, in fact, the precursors...
Wednesday: Rat Saw God May 30, 2023Not to be confused with the TV series of the same name, Wednesday is, in fact, a rock...
Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary May 16, 2023Not to be a Gen X rock cliché, but this album is pretty fucking awesome. Sorry snark monsters...
Gee Tee: Goodnight Neanderthal April 18, 2023I don’t remember how many years ago Jay Reatard died, but I supposed it was long ago enough...
Yatsura: We Are Yatsura March 17, 2023I remember going to Other Music in NoHo in 1996, which was only a few blocks from my...
Gladie: Don’t Know What You’re In Until You’re Out March 5, 2023I will admit that this is a super-random choice. I’m completely unaware of the history of this Gladie...
Compound Red: Always a Pleasure February 24, 2023I feel like there’s definitely some revisionist history on most of this era of Midwest emo. As if...
Bartees Strange: Farm to Table February 16, 2023The first time I ran through this Bartees Strange album I wasn’t sure what to make of it....
Les Savy Fav: The Cat and the Cobra January 31, 2023When I reviewed Les Savy Fav’s 2010 album Root for Ruin, I had no idea it would not...
Interpol: The Other Side of Make-Believe January 20, 2023This is a direct quote from my review of Interpol’s last album, Marauder: “I will say with complete...
Grade: Under The Radar January 12, 2023I’m not sure how much hardcore I was listening to in 1999. In fact, I know I was...
Militarie Gun: All Roads Lead to the Gun (Deluxe) January 9, 2023Seems all I review these days is post-hardcore stuff. Perhaps it’s my mood heading into the new year....
Drug Church: Hygiene January 4, 2023This is one of those albums I resisted for a long while, as it sat in my “to...
Enumclaw: Save the Baby December 19, 2022I admittedly have no idea how to pronounce “Enumclaw.” It’s not a band name I’d say out loud....
Meat Wave: Malign Hex December 4, 2022I’m not sure there’s ever been a band name grosser than Meat Wave. Though Diarrhea Planet is pretty...
The Killers: Hot Fuss November 28, 2022I was at work the first time I heard Hot Fuss. That work just happened to be at...
