Album Reviews

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the new album, Don’t Worry, It’s Not Contagious, from Michigan rock trio Jeremy Porter & the Tucos, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

[rating=7.00] Tune-Yards and driving force Merril Garbus have always done two things very well, experiment with sound and style to undeniably innovative results and produce whip-like commentary through the music’s wordplay. I Can Feel You Creep Into My Private Life is no different with Garbus, now officially joined by bassist Nate Brenner as a duo, […]

[rating=7.00] Five years it’s been since we last saw a Black Rebel Motorcycle Club record. It’s a lengthy spell between meals for any band, but it somehow feels right for the California rockers. It seems an age since they burst onto the scene with B.R.M.C. in 2001 and it’s been a long and often bumpy road. Theirs […]

[rating=8.00] After relocating to Stockholm from his native town of Umeå in Sweden, Hannes Ferm, aka HOLY, began the process of making his second LP. All These Worlds Are Yours is both similar and different from his debut, Stabs. While both are solidly planted in 60’s era garage-psych rock, this new project has a much […]

[rating=7.00] UK art rockers Django Django are back with their third album, Marble Skies. The album finds the London-based band expanding further the electro-psych sounds that permeated their first two albums. Django Django have a special ability to take all of their seemingly disparate influences and meld them together to make something all their own, […]

[rating=9.00] Ty Segall has been a bat out of hell since he first came on the scene a decade ago, and he’s shown no signs of slowing down, releasing at least one studio record a year for 10 years straight (among countless other projects, singles and EPs). 2017 saw his self-titled release with the Freedom […]

[rating=8.00] Tethered to their punk mother culture, No Age continues to experiment with various aesthetics, auras, and sounds. The duo, consisting of Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, is coming up on a decade since their debut, but their protean style keeps things fresh with their fifth effort, Snares Like A Haircut.  Unafraid to go from […]

[rating=8.00] The high energy, roots-oriented Ben Miller Band has grown a fan base mostly from their engaging live shows and prime spots, opening for ZZ Top and other headliners. This, Choke Cherry Tree is their third album and second release on the New West label. Multi-instrumentalists and founding members Ben Miller and Scott Leeper are […]

[rating=8.00] After an extended hiatus Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines returns with ten new tunes on his album Alright. Gaines has a gift for upbeat, soul-searching songs with introspective lyrics and catchy hooks.  This one has a real symmetry to it, almost like a well designed live performance, where the songs build from a gentle start to […]

[rating=9.00] Contrary to what you hear in the media, good things do come from Alabama. This is especially true when it comes to what may be the state’s greatest export: bands. While the state’s musical legacy is well documented, especially in regards to Muscle Shoals, its contemporary scene is thriving unlike anything the state has […]