Album Reviews

[rating Though in some ways The New Pornographers’ seventh album is an album of transition, it is also a return to form and a continuation of where the Canadian indie pop band left off. Whiteout Conditions is the first album with new drummer Joe Seiders, who replaced longtime drummer Kurt Dahle in 2014, and the […]

[rating=7.00] London-based indie rockers The Big Moon are relatively new on the music scene with Juliette Jackson having formed the band in 2014. After releasing a series of singles and an EP entitled The Road in 2016, the four piece band have been hitting the road in support of their debut album Love In the […]

[rating=6.00] It’s safe to say we may have reached peak Father John Misty fatigue as he’s been on the promotion trail for his new record Pure Comedy. However, if you can get past that unmistakable feeling of being rubbed the wrong way by the Father John Misty public persona, Pure Comedy can be appreciated as […]

[rating=8.00] It’s not only odd but also ironic that for all her success supporting others — Jeff Beck, Lou Reed, Tom Jones, among them — Imelda May hasn’t been able to step out from the shadows and make more of an indelible imprint on her own. With four albums to her credit, she’s still a […]

[rating=6.00] For many fans, Cold War Kids peaked with their 2006 debut LP Robbers & Cowards. Others have come to appreciate the Long Beach band’s foray into pop music and the more radio-friendly sound that came with it. For fans on either side of the spectrum, L.A. Divine is likely to be a disappointment. Lead […]

[rating=8.00] The Brooklyn-based seven piece, self-proclaimed “rat rock” band, Evolfo are releasing their first full-length album Last of the Acid Cowboys and it is a fun ride. The players offer up a mix of garage rockin’ soul that has a clear DIY punk ethos flowing forth, from the first notes this excellent effort vibrates full […]

[rating=7.00] David “Honeyboy” Edwards’ entire career is a testament to the nurturing power of the blues and his last recorded performance is a microcosm of the genre’s greatest qualities. Live at the G Spot preserves the way in which this man’s strength, endurance, and good humor elicited such well-founded tributes from the likes of Keith […]

[rating=7.00] It’s a measure of the devotion (not to mention the affection) afforded The Creation that, nearly fifty years after the British quartet (first) broke up, the most comprehensive collection of their work has been released, even in the United States where they receive only the most scant recognition. Though there’s precious little kitschy sound […]

[rating=7.00]  Wire’s decades-long career has very little stumbling, always opting for a more experimental approach in musicianship to rein in their lyrical moods. What is striking is they’ve been at this for 40 years, yet their takes in simplicity, classical guitar dissonance, or general post-punk aesthetic have yet to fail. 2013’s Change Becomes Us decidedly tells […]

[rating=9.00] “Life is good, you look around and think you’re in the right neighborhood…” Aimee Mann singing those upbeat lyrics from the song “Patient Zero,” one of many outstanding tracks on Mental Illness, clearly belies the album’s otherwise ominous title. Indeed, based on the name alone, the record would suggest there’s reason for pause. Mann’s […]