No Age: Snares Like a Haircut March 11, 2019I’ve been less than kind in my past mentions of No Age. I’ve blamed them for the drowned-in-fuzz...
Car Seat Headrest: Twin Fantasy December 20, 2018I’ve been a fan of Car Seat Headrest in the past and continue to be up to and...
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Style December 9, 2015The first time I listened to this one I’m not sure I was in the right frame of...
Beck: Mellow Gold January 11, 2015Starting with one of the greatest opening tracks ever, “Loser” sets the tone for an album that spans...
Sebadoh: Sebadoh III June 28, 2010This is the first Sebadoh album I owned, though not their first. It starts with one of the...
Tobin Sprout: Moonflower Plastic January 3, 2008Sprout’s sophomore effort starts in outer space somewhere, with a hum that made me think my headphones had...
Tobin Sprout: Carnival Boy January 3, 2008There’s no mistaking this for anything else but a Guided by Voices solo project. Granted Tobin Sprout just...
Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted August 7, 2007You can’t even call yourself a fan of indie rock if you don’t own and love this album....
Robert Pollard: Not In My Airforce August 1, 2007It’s always difficult detangling Robert Pollard from GBV. I mean they are one and the same. So what...
Robert Pollard: Kid Marine July 1, 2007This album starts off with “Submarine Teams,” which features some sort of weird thing going on throughout the...
Robert Pollard: Waved Out January 21, 2007Another album of Pollard doing his thing. This, his sophomore solo effort, is a little less hissy than...
Guided by Voices: Earthquake Glue August 20, 2003This is oddly a bit of a return to form of sorts. Again, Pollard dials it back (to...
Guided by Voices: Mag Earwhig! February 13, 2003For some reason the first song on this album reminds me of that terrible King Missile song, “Detachable...
Guided by Voices: Under the Bushes Under the Stars December 23, 2002Whoa there. Who is this? Apparently this is Kim Deal of the Pixies’ idea of what GBV should...
Guided by Voices: Alien Lanes September 26, 2002There they go. They’ve taken a baby step towards sounding like professionals. Still sounding homemade, but coming to...
Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand April 28, 2002Ah, here’s the album that Propeller and Vampire on Titus promised to deliver! Granted, the horrible sound quality...
Guided by Voices: Propeller January 15, 2002Sigh. This is going to be a pretty crazy undertaking, going through GBV’s entire discography (or at least...
Airport 5: Tower In the Fountain of Sparks August 22, 2001Recapturing old magic is tough, as age and maturity obviously tend to kill youthful exuberance and original creativity....
