Drive-By Truckers: Welcome 2 Club XIII [Album Review]
Drive-By TruckersWelcome 2 Club XIIIATO Records [2022] The opening chords of Drive-By Truckers’ fourteenth studio album carry the dense distorted grungy guitar sound of The … Read more
Dehd: Blue Skies [Album Review]
DehdBlue SkiesFat Possum Records [2022] Chicago’s Dehd have grown with each album they have released since their self-titled debut came out in 2016. The band … Read more
Mitch Mitchell’s Terrifying Experience: Appalachian Tontine [Album Review]
Mitch Mitchell’s Terrifying ExperienceAppalachian TontineThrill Kill City Music [2022] Somewhere in a Dayton, Ohio neighborhood, squalls of guitar feedback escape into the night air. Cans … Read more
Slang: Cockroach In A Ghost Town [Album Review]
SlangCockroach In A Ghost TownKill Rock Stars [2022] Slang started out as a side project for drummer Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) and singer/guitarist Drew Grow, in … Read more
Wilco: Cruel Country [Album Review]
WilcoCruel CountrydBpm Records [2022] The advance word on Wilco’s 12th studio album, Cruel Country, was that the long 21-song double-disc release would be a return … Read more
Golden Apples: Golden Apples [Album Review]
Golden ApplesGolden ApplesLame-O Records [2022] Led by guitarist/songwriter Russell Edling, Philadelphia-based Golden Apples started as more of a solo project but now has evolved into … Read more
Cola: Deep In View [Album Review]
ColaDeep In ViewFire Talk Records [2022] Deep In View is the debut album from Cola. The band is made up of former Ought members Tim … Read more
Craig Finn: A Legacy Of Rentals [Album Review]
Craig FinnA Legacy Of RentalsPositive Jams/Thirty Tigers [2022] By now, after eight albums with The Hold Steady and four solo studio albums, we’ve figured out … Read more
Weird Nightmare: Weird Nightmare [Album Review]
Weird NightmareWeird NightmareSub Pop Records [2022] Weird Nightmare is the new project from METZ guitarist and singer Alex Edkins. This self-titled debut record showcases a … Read more
Porridge Radio: Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky [Album Review]
Porridge RadioWaterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The SkySecretly Canadian [2022] The power of song is always something you hear people say but you can go … Read more
Monophonics: Sage Motel [Album Review]
MonophonicsSage MotelColemine Records [2022] San Francisco’s Monophonics have been serving up a high quality of soulful psychedelia since 2012’s In Your Brain. Over the years, … Read more
The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention [Album Review]
The SmileA Light For Attracting AttentionXL Recordings [2022] Thom Yorke will never tire of writing music. He might get “bored” of focusing on a single … Read more
Spread Joy: II [Album Review]
Spread JoyIIFeel It Records [2022] Chicago’s energetic post punk rockers, Spread Joy have returned with their sophomore release just a year after their excellent Headphone … Read more
The Waterboys: All Souls Hill [Album Review]
The WaterboysAll Souls HillCooking Vinyl [2022] Just a year short of 4 decades since Mike Scott introduced The Waterboys on its eponymous debut, the singer/songwriter … Read more
Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph [Album Review]
Kevin MorbyThis Is A PhotographDead Oceans [2022] This Is A Photograph is singer/songwriter Kevin Morby’s 7th album which once again is a record that captures … Read more
The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie [Album Review]
The Black KeysDropout BoogieNonesuch Records [2022] For the last 20 years, the former Akron, Ohio duo that make up The Black Keys have been refining … Read more
Kikagaku Moyo: Kumoyo Island [Album Review]
Kikagaku MoyoKumoyo IslandGuruguru Brain [2022] It is always better to go out on your own terms. So many times, things can implode and just leave … Read more
Arcade Fire: WE [Album Review]
Arcade FireWEColumbia Records [2022] Nobody accuses Canadian band Arcade Fire of lacking ambition. In a brief paragraph attached to the CD-ROM version of their 6th … Read more
Pink Mountaintops: Peacock Pools [Album Review]
Pink MountaintopsPeacock PoolsATO Records [2022] Peacock Pools is the first Pink Mountaintops album in 8 years, and its creation was inspired by a wide range … Read more
Sunflower Bean: Headful Of Sugar [Album Review]
Sunflower BeanHeadful Of SugarMom + Pop Music [2022] Like many smaller, working bands, the pandemic forced the power punk/pop trio, Sunflower Bean, to stop playing … Read more
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Endless Rooms [Album Review]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal FeverEndless RoomsSub Pop Records [2022] Melbourne, Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is a band that has the appearance of following an older … Read more
Jon Spencer & The HITmakers: Spencer Gets It Lit
Jon Spencer & The HITmakersSpencer Gets It LitBronze Rat/Shove Records [2022] All the way back to his early years in Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer has … Read more
Diane Coffee: With People [Album Review]
Diane CoffeeWith PeoplePolyvinyl Records [2022] Â Diane Coffee is the solo creative pop music project and nom de guerre of Shaun Fleming, who played drums … Read more
The Head And The Heart: Every Shade Of Blue [Album Review]
The Head And The HeartEvery Shade Of BlueReprise/Warner Records [2022] The band, The Head and the Heart, arrived along with a new class of indie … Read more
Bloc Party: Alpha Games [Album Review]
Bloc PartyAlpha GamesInfectious/BMG [2022] Alpha Games is the sixth studio record from London’s Bloc Party and right from the opening track you can hear the … Read more