[rating=8.00] Beirut is one of those bands that have surpassed their genre and become a descriptor. Rather than relying on the basic knowledge of their particular brand of indie-world music,
[rating=4.00] It’s been six years since Slayer have released any recorded material. In that time we’ve seen the passing of founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman and the departure of founding drummer
[rating=8.00] Although The Story of Sonny Boy Slim is Gary Clark Jr.’s second full-length album for Warner Bros., he’s made over a half-dozen EP’s and LP’s prior to its release,
[rating=6.00] Ben Folds’ penchant for pop is well established, first sewn in the guise of the Ben Folds Five and later as part of an enduring solo career. Indeed, those
[rating=7.00] As they’ve managed to prove over the course of more than a dozen previous offerings, Low is clearly not the most effusive combo, especially as evidenced by their ongoing
[rating=8.00] In his day job as front man for The Hold Steady, Craig Finn has fashioned himself as a performer flush with verbosity and the art of persuading all the
[rating=8.00] For all intents and purposes, Tommy Keene’s albums all sound the same yet sound fresh and invigorating from one to the other. Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis (as
[rating=7.00] Playing in one of the biggest rock bands in the world isn’t enough for Dan Auerbach who has expertly produced records by famous artists (Dr. John’ fantastic Locked Down)
[rating=6.00] FIDLAR is one of those bands that found a sound rooted in a time/place that was relevant to the rest of the world for just a fleeting moment, and
[rating=8.00] With twenty — yes, twenty! — releases to his credit thus far, Dan Bern somehow remains an undiscovered talent, a singer/songwriter whose music is so honest and evocative, it
