Laura Jane Grace: Stay Alive October 28, 2020Laura Jane Grace has changed a lot in the past few years. I mean besides changing her name...
Jeff Rosenstock: NO DREAM June 9, 2020I love the fact that there's a dude named Jeff Rosenstock from Long Island who started his musical career making ska music now making some of my favorite type of punk
The Get Up Kids: Problems June 26, 2019The Get Up Kids were like the bratty kings of second-wave emo back in the late 90s. I...
American Football: American Football [LP3] March 25, 2019I’ve gone on record to express my dispassionate shrug for American Football and their brand of nutless emo-ism....
Pedro the Lion: Phoenix February 19, 2019I’ve always been a little weirded out by Dave Bazan’s Christianity and the kind of pigeonholing of Pedro...
Antarctigo Vespucci: Love in the Time of E-Mail November 13, 2018From note one I swear I thought this was a Daniel Johnston album. Not the least of which...
Jeff Rosenstock: POST- April 29, 2018Do you think this is what Andrew W.K. was originally aiming for? Sorry, I just had to sneak...
White Reaper: The World’s Best American Band September 3, 2017Like The Strokes in acid wash jeans, White Reaper tear it up on their latest album, keeping a...
White Reaper: White Reaper Does It Again October 26, 2015Punk rock, noise rock, whatever this is, I like it. It has that kind of garage rock 50s...
Owls: Two April 11, 2014I’m ok with lead singers who don’t have the greatest of voices. But this is really pushing it....
Japandroids: Celebration Rock July 5, 2012Holy fuckin hell I love this album. It’s like Andrew W.K. for the indie set (but waaay better),...
Braid: Movie Music, Vol. 1 June 15, 2010Singles collections can’t really be judged in the same light as full LPs. This one is no exception, but...
Japandroids: Post-Nothing June 28, 2009If you don’t get into this, you must have lead in your butthole. Fuzzy rock and roll goodness...
31 Knots: Talk Like Blood November 30, 2005Employing some theatrics, and a whole bunch of technical proficiency, 31 Knots escapes the math rock pitfall of...
American Football: American Football March 10, 2004I think this might be the kind of music kids in high school get beaten up for listening...
Mates of State: Our Constant Concern January 23, 2002The one issue with two person groups, especially when one is a keyboardist, is that songs often end...
