Album Reviews

[rating=7.00] In 2012 the Canadian duo Japandroids (Brian King and David Prowse) struck rock and roll gold with Celebration Rock, an album that did exactly what the title promised. They toured the world on its anthemic tracks that were invigorating to shout along to and when the tour ended the band simply went silent. Five […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews Let There Be Chaos, the latest album from English poet and rapper Kate Tempest, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): [youtube id=”STdUu-A2veU” width=”630″ height=”350″]

[rating=7.00] Hey Mr Ferryman, album number ten since Mark Eitzel started his solo sojourn away from the realms of American Music Club, finds this ever-inventive artist shifting his stance towards a sound that’s fully flush with ethereal ambiance. Both somber and surreal, it conveys a sense of deep contemplation, the kind that the late Leonard […]

[rating=7.00] Since releasing their debut album Electric Toys in 2010, New York City based indie-rockers The Dig have garnered a fair amount of critical praise. Though their albums do a great job of creating a different overall feel from each other, they also carry a similar thread of utilizing both instruments and vocals to create […]

[rating=8.00] Rock and roll is best when any fucks to give are tossed out the window in favor of a groovy, carefree party. Austin musician John Wesley Coleman III has always showed a fierce determination to give no fucks at the core of his approach to music. This is a good thing and, most of […]

[rating=8.00] Furnace is Dave Simonett’s sophomore effort under the monicker he adapted after putting Trampled By Turtles, the gig he works by day, at least temporarily on hold. Not surprisingly then, Dead Man Winter sounds very little like his other ensemble, save the superb quality of the songwriting. Even so, Simonett admits that the new […]

[rating=7.00] Delbert McClinton has had a long and distinguished career, but he is still not widely known unless you are a fan of witty songwriters rocking Texas swing-blues. More known for his writing (he was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame) than his singing, he puts the focus squarely on performance for […]

[rating=7.00] John Mayall has earned the title “Godfather of British Blues” by the very longevity of his career in combination with the pedigree of  musicians who’ve advanced through his bands over the years. Mayall celebrated his seventieth birthday fourteen years ago  with a concert featuring Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor, guitarists for Mayall in the […]

[rating=8.00] One of his generation’s most prolific artists, Ty Segall seems to be an endless well of creativity. He cannot be contained, and his latest release in a long string of them over the last decade proves he’s still got something to say. The self-titled record finds him continuing to mine his punk rock roots, […]

[rating=6.00] When one of the best rock trios of all-time reunited there was palpable excitement. No Cities To Love proved Sleater-Kinney still had something to say, topping many year end lists in 2015. The accompanying tour was powerful as the band criss crossed the United States and Europe with vigor and purpose. One show particularly […]