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...
Los Campesinos!: Romance is Boring January 4, 2011What happened to my spazzy Welsh peeps? Are they headed down a path to being “serious” musicians. This...
Shout Out Louds: Work February 24, 2010This is one of those bands I always forget I like until I listen to their albums. They...
Islands: Vapours November 20, 2009The ever-changing sound of Islands is once again evident with their poppiest and most accessible record yet. Long...
Favours for Sailors: Furious Sons March 27, 2009This album certainly starts off with a boom as ‘Erode My Empire’ comes roaring out of the gates...
The Clientele: The Violet Hour February 13, 2009I can’t get a handle on this super-slow shit. I mean I’m not sure whom it’s for. Even...
Head of Femur: Great Plains November 26, 2008Well, ain’t that some hippie shit? Ok, not hippie, but some touchy feely indie stuff that is like...
Ben Lee: Ripe August 3, 2008It’s hard to believe this is the same kid from Noise Addict who wrote such infectious little punk...
Aqueduct: Or Give Me Death October 27, 2007I never get sick of this album. There’s something just so familiar about it, all throwback and achingly...
Los Campesinos!: Sticking Fingers Into Sockets September 3, 2007They’re like the rockin’, Scottish version of Architecture In Helsinki. You know, so adorable you just want to...
The Shins: Wincing the Night Away January 24, 2007Starting off like the sound of a late 60s sunken living room with one of those colorful star...
Architecture In Helsinki: In Case We Die April 20, 2006I’ve never really been sure what to think of these guys. It’s like a bunch of elves got...
Islands: Return to the Sea April 10, 2006You’d figure that starting off your album with a nine minute song would automatically disqualify you from indie...
Aqueduct: I Sold Gold October 16, 2005It’s kind of like The Rentals meet 12 Rods. I’m not sure where that gets us other than...
Death Cab for Cutie: Plans September 12, 2005What would they do as a follow-up? Popular indie bands moving to major labels after whoring themselves out...
Travis Morrison: Travistan September 29, 2004Lord, Jesus, this album is not good. I wanted so badly to like this thing, but Morrison, the...
