Cloud Nothings: Final Summer August 1, 2024I went to see Cloud Nothings play live recently. Unbeknownst to me — and I imagine most of the...
Les Savy Fav: OUI, LSF July 9, 2024I’m not sure if we can call Les Savy Fav enigmatic. They’re not mysterious or anything, like another...
The Libertines: All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade June 3, 2024You pretty much know what you’re going to get with a Libertines album. Some form of The Clash....
The Dirty Nil: Free Rein to Passions February 24, 2024I was never a metal guy. As if that needed to be said. It just never became part...
Sleater-Kinney: Call the Doctor February 21, 2024Layered and angry and somehow both messy and completely controlled, it feels like a high-pitched, swirling cry to...
Bully: Lucky for You January 9, 2024One can always count on Bully for a rolling album filled with throw-backy tunes reminiscent of the sunnier...
Cable Ties: All Her Plans November 15, 2023Cable Ties are Australian. Cable Ties is Australian? Man, I’m several decades into this website and still have...
October Drift: I Don’t Belong Anywhere September 17, 2023I’m not really sure what qualifies for “modern” rock these days. Nor am I sure that was ever...
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...
Wednesday: Rat Saw God May 30, 2023Not to be confused with the TV series of the same name, Wednesday is, in fact, a rock...
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...
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....
Archers of Loaf: Reason in Decline November 17, 2022I saw Archers of Loaf play at NYU in 1996 for two dollars. I think maybe a full-price...
Kiwi Jr.: Chopper October 24, 2022I don’t typically review two albums from a relatively minor band like this close together. But it seems...
forgetters: forgetters October 11, 2022It’s a weird thing when one of your favorite artists has a band and an album just sitting...
Built to Spill: When the Wind Forgets Your Name September 27, 2022Built to Spill has been a band longer than it’s been legal for me to drink. Because of...
Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Prince Daddy & The Hyena August 10, 2022What an incredibly all over the place band. Like to the point that every time I put on...
