the Breeders: Title TK August 27, 2023I’ll be honest, this Breeders album totally passed from my memory. Or perhaps I never really heard it...
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...
Gang of Youths: angel in realtime. March 29, 2022I feel like a band name like Gang of Youths kind of backs you into a corner. What...
Dinosaur Jr.: Sweep It Into Space November 30, 2021Dinosaur Jr. have been with me longer than time itself. Or so it feels. Yet it feels kind...
Modest Mouse: The Golden Casket July 4, 2021Modest Mouse’s music has always been a bit of a sideshow for the past twenty five years. They’re...
The Replacements: Pleased to Meet Me April 18, 2020There is nothing that shapes your life when you're 14 like music. At least that was the case back in mid-1987 when there was so little in terms of media to fill your
Belly: DOVE December 31, 2018I have to start by saying that I absolutely hate this cover. It looks like some pseudo hippy...
Dramarama: Cinéma Vérité May 23, 2018Oddly, 1985 was a pretty informative year for my musical tastes. That doesn’t bode well for the future,...
Pixies: Head Carrier October 17, 2016Pixies are a pretty large touchstone for me in my musical evolution. It honestly started back in 1989...
Wilco: Star Wars July 27, 2015More than anything I just wanted the put this album cover on my site, as I don’t really...
Pearl Jam: Ten February 25, 2015Easily one of the top five influential and memorable albums of my college years. For those who thought...
Nirvana: Nevermind February 20, 2015I put this CD on sitting in a dorm room at college and my mind melted right out...
Nirvana: In Utero February 19, 2015So you thought Nirvana was gonna go soft on their third album after Nevermind became one of the...
Days of the New: Days of the New January 25, 2015Admittedly I’ve never listened to this album. I seem to recall they had some songs on the radio,...
Frank Black: Teenager of the Year January 11, 2015Despite the creepy cover, you can tell after the first two tracks that this is going to be...
Frank Black: Frank Black January 11, 2015The first solo effort from former Pixies leadman, Black Francis, finds him trolling through similar neighborhoods and sounds...
Beck: Odelay January 11, 2015The first time I heard this album was at a friend’s house in New Jersey. It was during...
Baby Chaos: Love Your Self Abuse January 11, 2015Man, I have no idea where this one came from–although I wish it would go back. Baby Chaos?...
