Album Reviews

The Wood Brothers : Ways Not To Lose

Chris Wood (MMW) teams up with his brother, Oliver, for some fantastic–yet mostly mellow country-folk, gilded with a nice bit of blues to round out the sound.

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Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam

The band has closed down the dorms at Epic and moved cross town to fresher digs at J records with the release of their new self-titled effort that has been receiving the full court promotional press, and with good reason, Pearl Jam shows a band blooming in full rage.

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Drive By Truckers: A Blessing and a Curse

On A Blessing and a Curse, their fourth album in five years. This time around Patterson Hood & Co. gel their stories to become north of the Mason Dixon line friendly, as the images of tornadoes and bad luck gone bad vanish.

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Quasi: When The Going Gets Dark

Over the years, my ex-bandmate always tried to push Quasi on me like
he was Natalie Portman genuflecting before the altar of The Shins in
Garden State (This band will change your life!).

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