Weezer: SZNZ – Spring [Album Review]
WeezerSZNZ: SpringCrush Music/Atlantic Records [2022] Even if you haven’t loved every step on the journey with Weezer, you have to be impressed by composer/bandleader Rivers … Read more
Tim Kasher: Middling Age [Album Review]
Tim KasherMiddling Age15 Passenger Records [2022] “What a shitty thing to say; the good die young.” is a line out of the track “The John … Read more
Good Grief: Shake Your Faith [Album Review]
Good GriefShake Your FaithEverything Sucks Music/HHBTM Records [2022] Liverpool band Good Grief formed in 2012 by guitarist/vocalist Will Fitzpatrick, bassist/vocalist Paul Abbott and drummer Matiss … Read more
Calexico: El Mirador [Album Review]
CalexicoEl MiradorANTI- [2022] When Calexico’s primary members and writing team, Joey Burns and John Convertino convened in Tucson at the home studio of their keyboard … Read more
The Linda Lindas: Growing Up [Album Review]
The Linda LindasGrowing UpEpitaph Records [2022] Two sisters, a cousin, and their close friend with an average age of 14. That is the make up … Read more
Shaylee: Short-Sighted Security [Album Review]
ShayleeShort-Sighted SecurityKill Rock Stars [2022] Performing as Shaylee, Portland, Ore. singer songwriter Elle Archer has delivered a true ‘Do-it-yourself’ tribute to the music that inspired … Read more
Yumi Zouma: Present Tense [Album Review]
Yumi ZoumaPresent TensePolyvinyl Records [2022] While Yumi Zouma is most comfortable in gentle confines of the midtempo electronic tones of classic Euro-pop sounds, the band … Read more
Father John Misty: Chloë And The Next 20th Century [Album Review]
Father John MistyChloë And The Next 20th CenturySub Pop Records [2022] At this point in Father John Misty’s career I feel like his unpredictability is … Read more
Wet Leg: Wet Leg [Album Review]
Wet LegWet LegDomino [2022] “Excuse me?”, “What?” is the inquisitive back n’ forth question that gets repeatedly posed between Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers on … Read more
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Unlimited Love [Album Review]
Red Hot Chili PeppersUnlimited LoveWarner Records [2022] Nobody who caught the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the mid-80’s imagined that the LA funky punk boys … Read more
Pattern-Seeking Animals: Only Passing Through [Album Review]
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Pinch Points: Process [Album Review]
Pinch PointsProcessMistletone/Exploding In Sound Records [2022] Melbourne’s Pinch Points released an excellent record of post-punk with their 2019 debut Moving Parts but their sophomore album, … Read more
Ceramic Animal: Sweet Unknown [Album Review]
Ceramic AnimalSweet UnknownEasy Eye Sound [2022] Ceramic Animal, the 5-piece rock & pop band out of Doylestown, PA, had already released three independently produced albums … Read more
Midlake: For The Sake Of Bethel Woods [Album Review]
MidlakeFor The Sake Of Bethel WoodsATO Records [2022] Midlake, a band a UK reviewer described succinctly as “the Texan masters of folk-proggy-Americana, return nine years … Read more
Oso Oso: Sore Thumb [Album Review]
Oso OsoSore ThumbTriple Crown Records [2022] The surprise album release is something I really can get accustomed to because the adrenaline rush a music lover … Read more
The Weather Station: How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars [Album Review]
The Weather StationHow Is It That I Should Look At The StarsFat Possum Records [2022] The Weather Station’s 2021 release, Ignorance, won widespread critical acclaim … Read more
Hurray For The Riff Raff: Life On Earth [Album Review]
Hurray For The Riff RaffLife On EarthNonesuch Records [2022] While this is Hurray for the Riff Raff’s is its debut on the Nonesuch label, it’s … Read more
Posmic: Sun Hymns [Album Review]
PosmicSun HymnsLet’s Pretend Records [2022] Posmic was formed by David Van and Emily Ferrara (both of Post Pink) with Zach Inscho (Wildhoney) and DC native … Read more
Sonic Youth: In/Out/In [Album Review]
Sonic YouthIn/Out/InThree Lobed Recordings [2022] Okay, my favorite time seeing Sonic Youth they were on tour opening for Neil Young & Crazy Horse in 1991, … Read more
GUV: GUV III [Album Review]
GUVGUV IIIRun For Cover Records [2022] In the spring of 2020, Ben Cook — a.k.a. GUV — was grounded in New Mexico due to the … Read more
Manchester Orchestra: Million Masks Of God Tour [Concert Review]
Manchester Orchestra w/ Foxing & The Michiganders: KEMBA Live; Columbus, OH; Friday, February 11, 2022 Friday night’s sold-out Manchester Orchestra concert at KEMBA Live! was a … Read more
M Ross Perkins: E Pluribus M Ross [Album Review]
M Ross PerkinsE Pluribus M RossColemine/Karma Chief Records [2022] Colemine Records is best known for their soul and funk acts like Durand Jones & The … Read more
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers: Nightroamer [Album Review]
Sarah Shook & The Disarmers NightroamerThirty Tigers [2022] North Carolina’s Sarah Shook & The Disarmers return with their third album, actually recorded just prior to … Read more
Dashboard Confessional: All The Truth That I Can Tell [Album Review]
Dashboard ConfessionalAll The Truth That I Can TellHidden Note Records/AWAL [2022] Harlan Howard’s oft repeated description of country music as “three chords and the truth,” … Read more