Album Reviews

[rating=7.00] Jason Narducy’s career follows a different path than most and though isn’t a well-known name, he has been a support player in many celebrated acts. As a bassist he has played with Bob Mould Band (of Hüsker Dü fame) and Superchunk, as well as being credited in the Sonic Highways documentary with forming the […]

Once again, Mondo creates must have packages for fans of cinematic score, this time from Netflix’s Marvel universe.

[rating=7.00] With their six previous anniversary releases, R.E.M. have set very high standards for such reissues, both the packaging and content of equal appeal to collectors and scholars. 2010’s Fables of the Reconstruction box (mini-boxed like this latest one), for example, included a wholly alternate mix of the entire album. And because Out of Time […]

[rating=7.oo] Graphism, the sophomore album by Boston trio Pale Hands, is a concentrated romp through nostalgic visions of trendy dance clubs in the 1980s. With swirling, saturated synthesizers and pulsing basslines, the trio dashes through a too-short collection of retro-pop gems. The added impact of guitarist Nick Murphy brings a bit more of a rock […]

[rating=10.00] The incomparable Freddie Mercury passed away twenty-five years ago. Drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Brian May both soldiered on and pursued solo careers. And, as May has decided to explain bassist John Deacon’s absence since 1992’s legendary Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, “[He] is at the beach.” and it would seem that the band would […]

[rating=6.00]  A new album from the metal overlords is an odd thing these days. There is no questioning Metallica is one of the biggest bands in the world in any genre, selling out football stadiums from San Francisco to Sao Paulo but they haven’t released an album of fresh material in over 8 years, their […]

[rating=8.00] Rishi Dhir has no reservations embracing the retro sounds and dated influences to form the unique dynamic that psych-pop trio, Elephant Stone, has become.  Dhir, the group’s frontman and bassist, has a predilection for Beatles-esque  60’s style clean melodies that he then dresses with more contemporary psych-rock attributes.  The Quebecois trio have elevated their […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service, the much anticipated final album from legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): [youtube id=”eAoqWu6wmfI” width=”630″ height=”350″]  

[rating=6.00] Between her role in Throwing Muses and 50FootWave, as well as in her own solo career and collaborations, Kristin Hersh has always taken a staunchly individualistic approach to her career. Hersh’s latest effort is Wyatt at the Coyote Palace, the third release in the ground-breaking book-CD format that she began with her previous solo […]

[rating=9.00] Josh Hodges never dreamed his once “novelty” project, STRFKR, would gain enough momentum and popularity for him to still be releasing albums nine years after his debut in 2007.  Yet, now on his fourth album, Being No One, Going Nowhere, Hodges has elevated his music writing to a personal zenith. This latest album combines […]