Albert Hammond, Jr.: Momentary Masters August 8, 2015Once the pinnacle of hipster, this former Stroke has slipped mercilessly into the background. But that mercy is...
The Hold Steady: Heaven is Whenever September 3, 2010This is one of those bands that I think I always liked conceptually more than I liked in...
The Anniversary: Your Majesty November 24, 2008This one is less swinging than their debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, eliminating the wacky keyboard and going...
The Anniversary: Designing a Nervous Breakdown November 24, 2008Welcome to the world of emo power-pop. Combining the whimsy of The Rentals and the typical Get Up...
Alkaline Trio: Good Mourning March 10, 2004I never really knew what these guys looked like until I saw them on Conan. Holy Satanic priest!...
Koufax: Social Life October 23, 2002This, their second album, does away with the gimmicky garbage and brings a slimmer, more guitar-driven sound. They...
Dashboard Confessional: The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most March 20, 2002Is it possible this album is even cheesier than the first? “Nobody cares!” whines Carrabba on the first...
Dashboard Confessional: So Impossible ep March 6, 2002There are some seriously cringe-worthy lyrics on this combination ep. I believe he asks the deep question, “So,...
The Get Up Kids: Eudora November 28, 2001Ah, the odds-and-ends collection. What can we say other than they probably shouldn’t have covered Suffragette City? There...
The Get Up Kids: Something to Write Home About September 21, 2001Despite the “emo” backlash, not everything associated with the genre is bad. After all, there needs to be...
Saves the Day: Stay What You Are July 11, 2001Hailing from New Jersey, Saves the Day plays its brand of snotty post-punk/emo pop that is one part...
Koufax: It Had To Do With Love September 6, 2000It’s like 70s prog rock threw up on Ben Folds. Organs and pianos replace guitars, and the head...
