Interpol: Marauder January 17, 2019I will say with complete certitude that this is the last Interpol album I will ever review. They...
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...
Spoon: Hot Thoughts March 31, 2017Spoon is a band I’ve been listening to for years. I’ve seen them live and created playlists on...
Car Seat Headrest: Teens of Denial June 3, 2016I know we don’t really do desert island albums since the advent of the iPod, but let’s just...
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...
Belle & Sebastian: Tigermilk January 11, 2015What the hell is going on here? That is the only question one can ask when the lispy,...
Belle & Sebastian: If You’re Feeling Sinister January 11, 2015Sounding like the title of a forgotten The Smiths album, If You’re Feeling Sinister is an odd album that somehow...
Belle & Sebastian: The Boy With the Arab Strap January 11, 2015This title sounds so dirty, I hardly want to pick up this album. The first track, “It Could...
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags April 13, 2014Malkmus was always tagged with the whole slacker thing from way back. But somehow those old Pavement records...
Savages: Silence Yourself July 15, 2013Right out of the gate I’m thinking second coming of Elastica. Though that comparison is relatively fleeting, as...
Perfume Genius: Put Your Back N 2 It April 8, 2012Have you ever seen Donnie Darko? Well, if you haven’t, then consider this a supplement to your soundtrack....
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Mirror Traffic September 12, 2011As an aging hipster, it is a moral imperative that I buy this album. Pavement is the ultimate touchpoint...
Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring for My Halo March 9, 2011I generally stay away from the low-key singer/songwriter stuff since Elliott Smith snuffed himself. I saw one of...
Interpol: Interpol November 23, 2010I will not apologize for enjoying Interpol albums. Not that anybody has asked me to, but there seems...
Jay Reatard: Matador Singles ’08 October 31, 2008At first I felt kind of weird or bad listening to this guy. But by this, the third...
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....
