MJ Lenderman: Manning Fireworks [Album Review]
MJ LendermanManning FireworksANTI- [2024] Album Overview: MJ Lenderman, whose full name is Mark Jacob Lenderman, hails from Asheville, North Carolina, and grew up in a … Read more
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Wild God [Album Review]
Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsWild GodBad Seed/PIAS Recordings [2024] Album Overview: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, formed in 1983, have been a staple … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Flight b741 [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardFlight b741p(doom) Records [2024] Album Overview: It only took them 26 tries, but King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard finally … Read more
Jack White: No Name [Album Review]
Jack WhiteNo NameThird Man Records [2024] Album Overview: Jack White is renowned for his work with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather. … Read more
Nightshift: Homosapien [Album Review]
NightshiftHomosapienTrouble In Mind Records [2024] Album Overview: Formed in Glasgow, Nightshift has been active for five years. The collective has experienced lineup changes and released … Read more
Los Campesinos!: All Hell [Album Review]
Los Campesinos!All HellHeart Swells [2024] Album Overview: Los Campesinos! is a Welsh indie rock band that formed in 2006. Known for their energetic performances and … Read more
Parlor Greens: In Green / We Dream [Album Review]
Parlor GreensIn Green / We DreamColemine Records [2024] Album Overview: In Green / We Dream is the debut album by soul-jazz-funk trio Parlor Greens, but … Read more
Penza Penza: Alto E Primitivo [Album Review]
Penza PenzaAlto E PrimitivoFunk Night Records [2024] Album Overview: Penza Penza, easily described as Misha Panfilov and his talented friends, is a musical project that … Read more
Guided By Voices: Strut Of Kings [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesStrut Of KingsGBV Inc. [2024] Album Overview: Guided By Voices, spearheaded by longtime leader Robert Pollard, has been a prominent figure in the … Read more
Been Stellar: Scream From New York, NY [Album Review]
Been StellarScream From New York, NYDirty Hit [2024] Album Overview: Been Stellar, a five-member band based in New York City, has transitioned from their early … Read more
Beak>: >>>> [Album Review]
Beak>>>>>Temporary Residence LTD [2024] Album Overview: Beak>, formed by Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller, and Will Young, emerged from Bristol with their experimental rock sound. Known … Read more
Shellac: To All Trains [Album Review]
ShellacTo All TrainsTouch And Go Records [2024] Album Overview: It really shouldn’t be a surprise that it was impossible to listen to the new Shellac … Read more
Tim Easton: Find Your Way [Album Review]
Tim EastonFind Your WayBlack Mesa Records [2024] Album Overview: Tim Easton is an American singer-songwriter known for his captivating blend of Americana, folk, and roots … Read more
Mdou Moctar: Funeral For Justice [Album Review]
Mdou MoctarFuneral For JusticeMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: Mdou Moctar, a Nigerien musician and vocalist, formed the band Mdou Moctar, in which he plays guitar … Read more
Ekko Astral: pink balloons [Album Review]
Ekko Astralpink balloonsTopshelf Records [2024] Album Overview: Ekko Astral emerged in 2021 from the vibrant music scene of Washington, DC. Founded by Jael Holzman and … Read more
Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee [Album Review]
Cindy LeeDiamond JubileeRealistik Studios [2024] Album Overview: Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee is a sprawling and excellent self-released album comprising 32 songs that span two hours. … Read more
Vampire Weekend: Only God Was Above Us [Album Review]
Vampire WeekendOnly God Was Above UsColumbia Records [2024] Album Overview: “Fuck the world. You said it quietly. No one could hear you. No one but … Read more
Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood [Album Review]
WaxahatcheeTigers BloodANTI- [2024] Album Overview: Tigers Blood is the latest album from the talented singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield, known by her stage name Waxahatchee. Having begun … Read more
Karkara: All Is Dust [Album Review]
KarkaraAll Is DustLe Cépe/EXAG’/Stolen Body Records [2024] Karkara, a psychedelic rock band formed in Toulouse in 2019, has been steadily making waves in the European … Read more
Meatbodies: Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom [Album Review]
MeatbodiesFlora Ocean Tiger BloomIn The Red Records [2024] Album Overview: Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom is Meatbodies’ latest album, marking a significant progression from their previous … Read more
Split System: Vol. II [Album Review]
Split SystemVol. IIGoner/Drunken Sailor/Legless Records [2024] Album Overview: With members of the killer Australian garage punks Stiff Richards and Speed Week among their number, … Read more
Mannequin Pussy: I Got Heaven [Album Review]
Mannequin PussyI Got HeavenEpitaph Records [2024] Album Overview: I Got Heaven is Mannequin Pussy’s latest album, released on Epitaph Records. It marks a departure from … Read more
Rick Rude: Laverne [Album Review]
Rick RudeLaverneBest Brother/Midnight Werewolf Records [2024] Album Overview: Laverne is the third studio album, and the first in six years, by the New England-based band … Read more
Ghost Funk Orchestra: A Trip To The Moon [Album Review]
Ghost Funk OrchestraA Trip To The MoonColemine/Karma Chief Records [2024] Album Overview: A Trip To The Moon is the fourth full-length album from Ghost … Read more
Wurld Series: The Giant’s Lawn [Album Review]
Wurld SeriesThe Giant’s LawnMeritorio Records [2023] Wurld Series hails from Christchurch, New Zealand, and The Giant’s Lawn is the group’s third LP. The history of … Read more