[rating=7.00] Mike Doughty’s latest project is billed as an exploration of modern hip-hop. The concept is certainly apparent, but Stellar Motel is not a complete departure for Doughty. There are
[rating=8.00] This is not what The Drums are known for, but it is perhaps some of their best work. After two members of The Drums left, the band almost fell
[rating=9.00] Coping with a loved one who is undergoing treatment for cancer is heavy stuff. It’s happening to someone in all of our lives at this very moment, be it
[rating=7.00] Ten years have passed since the Toronto bass and drums duo Death from Above 1979 released its debut LP, the high-octane You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine. For a
[rating=8.00] Goth beach is the type of bizarro moniker that can at one turn feel like a salty acid trip or a meandering moonlit stroll along the water. It’s a
[rating=9.00] “You can call me a madman/But I’m spoken for”, sings Sean Rowe on the title track of his latest record Madman, and immediately we are pulled in by that
[rating=8.00] One New Orleans legend salutes another here as Dr. John bounces his way into the Louis Armstrong catalog, bringing with him the funk, R&B, and soul for Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The
[rating=9.00] In an expression of their collective confidence, the opener of Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood’s Juice sets the tone for an album conceived of the foursome’s exploration of Latin-influenced
[rating=5.00] Four years since Penny Sparkle, an album that seemed to shine about as much as a tarnished penny would itself, the 1990’s, Blonde Redhead has released their ninth album,
[rating=9.00] M.C. Taylor, better known as Hiss Golden Messenger, is one to watch. On his follow up to last year’s incredibly sparse and haunting Bad Debt, he’s lightened his load
