Joyce Manor: Million Dollars to Kill Me February 1, 2019Joyce Manor moved into their Joe Jackson period, which for a former emo, pop-punk band sadly seems to be a natural progression. I mean
The Beths: Future Me Hates Me January 18, 2019Look, man, I can’t be all punk all of the time. In fact, as I age I’m getting less and less able to take discordant noise. So a band like The Beths comes to me and I
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...
Slaughter Beach, Dog: Welcome January 21, 2017The oddly named Slaughter Beach, Dog is apparently a side project of Modern Baseball lead singer, Jake Ewald. It’s...
Hockey Dad: Boronia September 14, 2016There is nothing more exuberant on this planet than young Australian dudes. Hockey Dad, indeed a couple of...
Death Cab for Cutie: Something About Airplanes January 25, 2015This was my first experience with Death Cab. As well it should be, as it’s their debut album....
Death Cab for Cutie: Photo Album January 25, 2015I like that they tried some different tempos and rock-ness on this album. There were certainly times on...
Death Cab for Cutie: Narrow Stairs January 25, 2015Yet another shift for these guys seemed inevitable after the general malaise of “Plans.” If they got any...
Death Cab for Cutie: Forbidden Love ep January 25, 2015This thing was sandwiched between We Have the Facts and The Photo Album LPs, and it kind of...
Death Cab for Cutie: Codes and Keys January 25, 2015It’s hard for me to figure out exactly when Death Cab achieved old guy indie hipster status. Call...
Robert Pollard: Honey Locust Honky Tonk January 3, 2014Fuck yeah, Bob. Where ya been, man? It’s as if he’s been taking the best tracks from each...
Islands: A Sleep & A Forgetting August 17, 2012Upon first listen you may be tempted to ask yourself, “Is this a joke?” But don’t be scared....
Fun.: Some Nights February 29, 2012Back when this band was called The Format, I often went to that guilty pleasure well. Over the...
Nick Diamonds: I Am an Attic September 13, 2011Welcome to the somber side of the formerly wacky lead singer of The Unicorns. Sounding like some sort...
Brown Recluse: Evening Tapestry July 21, 2011What we need is more tambourine! More hand tambourine. More drum kit tambourine. Just more clangy metal sound!...
Pinback: Pinback July 17, 2011This, their first album, is a meditation on calmness and kind of circling rhythms and melodies. It feels...
Maritime: Human Hearts April 26, 2011I don’t know what it’s called when one raises up on the high hat on the offbeat, but...
Peter Bjorn & John: Gimme Some April 5, 2011There’s no denying that Writer’s Block was a cool sounding album. There are some seriously excellent songs on...
