Will Oldham is never not busy. No stranger to hard work, he revels in the collaborative process of making art, often singing and playing music on friends’ albums, writing for
[rating=6.00] Unbeknownst to me, Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard’s revolving member and ragtag band of merrymakers, released their hi-fi masterpieces, Do the Collapse and Isolation Drills, on vinyl for Record Store
“Should Have Known Better” stands up and walks us through a devastating path of isolation, loneliness, regret, and ultimately resurrection.
Turn out the lights and set the lampshades on fire, please. It’s time to party. Sort of.
[rating=6.00] As her career progresses, Zola Jesus continues to turn pop structures topsy turvy. Her early releases, The Spoils, Stridulum, and the darkly drifting 6 track meetup, LA Vampires Meets Zola Jesus EP, were
[rating=7.00] Whatever you might think, don’t call Lost Loves a B-Side collection. For far too long, Minus the Bear, the five lads from Seattle who specialize in under utilized guitar techniques
[rating=5.00] Somewhere in the new millennium it became really cool to be both a stand-up comic and an indie darling. I’m guessing Sub Pop has a lot to do with
[rating=3.00] Since their 2008 breakthrough LP, The ’59 Sound, The Gaslight Anthem have tread perilously close to pastiche. But sincerity has never been a make-or-break element in their music; The
[rating=8.00] The No-Hit Wonder, Cory Branan’s fourth LP, isn’t an autobiography, though it very well could be. Branan has been slugging it out through hundreds of shows year after year
[rating=9.00] Sixteen years after the last proper Braid LP and No Coast begins with “Bang” and ends with a song called “This Is Not a Revolution.” Insert your poor puns
