Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us April 23, 2024There are very few bands whose new albums I treat as an event. Certainly not this many years...
Tyler, The Creator: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST September 27, 2021I actually “listen” to quite a bit of rap. Hours-long car rides to soccer games and tournaments DJed...
Fishbone: Truth and Soul July 21, 2021There was a hecticness to Los Angeles music in the late 80s. It’s a distinction without a definition,...
Tyler, The Creator: IGOR November 25, 2019I have so little reference when it comes to stuff like IGOR. It isn't really hip hop. Though maybe it is? It sounds more like DJ Shadow's Entroducing.... than it does
Vampire Weekend: Father of the Bride May 27, 2019Vampire Weekend have always been a band out of time. Well, not out of time per se, but...
Earl Sweatshirt: Some Rap Songs March 5, 2019It’s been some time since I reviewed a hip-hop album. I feel like the genre has mostly passed...
Earl Sweatshirt: I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside April 10, 2015Earl, the reform school, bipolar rap prodigy from the hot-for-a-minute Odd Future, surprisingly seems to be the one...
Cake: Comfort Eagle January 17, 2015And as if my oracle self was looking down on the world and saying “you sure are a...
The Shins: Port of Morrow April 21, 2012The Shins are a funny band. Nobody, with the exception of Natalie Portman’s character in Garden State, goes...
Cults: Cults June 25, 2011Not to be confused with my high school hard rockin’ heroes, The Cult, this band would seriously disappoint...
Foster the People: Torches June 22, 2011Yes ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ (often mistakenly referred to as ‘Pumped Up Kids’) is the ubiquitous song for Summer...
Broken Bells: Broken Bells June 19, 2010Gotta say, I’m pretty disappointed with this album. I generally like The Shins, and appreciate Danger Mouse’s production,...
Bruce Springsteen: Born In the U.S.A. December 26, 2009Not only did I lip-sync to “Dancing In the Dark” in a 7th grade “talent” show, the Born...
The Ting Tings: We Started Nothing June 4, 2008Serious music is for chumps. That seems to be pretty much what these two are saying to the...
Alice In Chains: Jar of Flies May 28, 2004Ah, you gotta love any album that starts with the talk box. The first of Alice in Chains...
Elvis Costello: Armed Forces May 18, 2004The difference between this and his two earlier albums is immediately obvious. Sick of being the bratty punk...
Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model March 17, 2004It almost feels like someone hit the 75RPM switch on the record player on this LP right out...
Alice In Chains: SAP March 10, 2004Dark and haunting acoustic rock from the masters of sludge, this album reminds me of sitting in a...
