Once the pinnacle of hipster, this former Stroke has slipped mercilessly into the background. But that mercy is not ours, it's his. To get out from under the sh...
This is one of those bands that I think I always liked conceptually more than I liked in practice. I was a big fan of Craig Finn's old band, Lifter Puller. Thos...
This one is less swinging than their debut, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, eliminating the wacky keyboard and going after a more authentic, retro sound. They en...
Welcome to the world of emo power-pop. Combining the whimsy of The Rentals and the typical Get Up Kids emoting, The Anniversary seem to go to the emo well a lit...
I never really knew what these guys looked like until I saw them on Conan. Holy Satanic priest! I mean, I knew they had this whole death gimmick, but they came ...
This, their second album, does away with the gimmicky garbage and brings a slimmer, more guitar-driven sound. They aren't The Strokes or anything, but there are...
Is it possible this album is even cheesier than the first? "Nobody cares!" whines Carrabba on the first track. Of course nobody cares you damn pussy, that's lif...
There are some seriously cringe-worthy lyrics on this combination ep. I believe he asks the deep question, "So, sneakers or flip-flops? I'm starting to panic!" ...
Ah, the odds-and-ends collection. What can we say other than they probably shouldn't have covered Suffragette City? There are actually several covers here--most...
Despite the "emo" backlash, not everything associated with the genre is bad. After all, there needs to be music out there for the geeky and love-lorn. Since its...
Hailing from New Jersey, Saves the Day plays its brand of snotty post-punk/emo pop that is one part Green Day sneer and another part whiny Jeremy Enigk from Sun...
It's like 70s prog rock threw up on Ben Folds. Organs and pianos replace guitars, and the head bobbing commences. Even fuzzed out synths masquerading as horns m...
