[rating=8.00] Any author or songwriter will tell you that a piece’s opening lines are centrally important. Regardless of what may follow, a colorful lead paragraph or a lively line or
[rating=7.00] The band was once known as Viet Cong is now Preoccupations due to burgeoning political controversy over their name. The newly named post-punk outfit’s second self-titled record opens with
[rating=7.00] Extracting punk attitude from country conventions, Jesse Dayton crosses timelines and genres at lightning speed on The Revealer, but that’s in line with the course of a career that’s
[rating=8.00] Childheads worldwide can rejoice. Everyone’s favorite stoned out Southern rockers, Natural Child, are back with a fresh batch of blissful, couch-locking grooves. Okey Dokey, the band’s fourth LP, finds
[rating=6.00] Dawes take a courageous step with their fifth album, essentially deferring to one-time member Blake Mills to produce them as they undergo personnel transition. The result is something of
[rating=8.00] A core member of Broken Social Scene, Brendan Canning takes an easy and unassuming approach to his third solo album titled Home Wrecking Years. It’s an album informed by
[rating=7.00] Dex Romweber is a kind of mysterious chameleon, never ceasing to morph his sound. And this has never been truer than on his newest record Carrboro, a warm collection
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews How To Dream Again, the new LP from Oklahoma Americana artist M. Lockwood Porter, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution
[rating=7.00] Daniel Lanois is one of those multi-faceted artists who eery effort defies expectation. As a producer, artist, sideman and songwriter, he’s brought a distinctive sound to each of his
[rating=7.00] In the four years since the release of 2012’s Crystal Castles (III), the electronic duo has experienced some tectonic changes leading up to their latest and much-anticipated LP release Amnesty
