Population II: À la Ô Terre [Album Review]
Population IIÀ la Ô TerreCastle Face Records [2020] It seems that 2020 has been the year for the power psych genre to move from the … Read more
Matt Berninger: Serpentine Prison [Album Review]
Matt Berninger Serpentine PrisonBook Records [2020] Given the constant chaos and change in our world right now, we hold on to any signs of consistency, … Read more
Elvis Costello: Hey Clockface [Album Review]
Elvis Costello Hey ClockfaceConcord Records [2020] By now, Elvis Costello’s fans have gotten used to his experimental collaborations and explorations of new musical territory. After … Read more
Smokescreens: A Strange Dream [Album Review]
SmokescreensA Strange DreamSlumberland Records [2020] You would never guess that the Smokescreens are from Los Angeles because their tender sounding classic indie pop is right … Read more
The Flower Kings: Islands [Album Review]
The Flower KingsIslandsInside Out Music [2020] A global pandemic may not be the most pleasant of origin stories but the new double album from Sweden’s … Read more
Kimono Drag Queens: Songs Of Worship [Album Review]
Kimono Drag QueensSongs Of WorshipCopper Feast Records [2020] Since their formation in 2016, Sydney’s psych-rock band Kimono Drag Queens have released a string of singles, … Read more
The Budos Band: Long In The Tooth [Album Review]
The Budos BandLong In The ToothDaptone Records [2020] Celebrating 15 years from the release of their debut album, The Budos Band return with their 6th … Read more
Love Coma: Love Coma [Album Review]
Love Coma Love ComaSelf-Released [2020] Evidently, San Antonio, TX-band, Love Coma have some unfinished business. Formed in the early 90’s by Chris Taylor, Matt Slocum, … Read more
Holy Motors: Horse [Album Review]
Holy MotorsHorseWharf Cat Records [2020] Estonia’s Holy Motors sophomore record, Horse, is an easy listen as singer/songwriter Eliann Tulve puts you into a perfect indie … Read more
Jeff Tweedy: Love Is The King [Album Review]
Jeff Tweedy Love Is The KingdBpm Records [2020] If you are looking for a silver-lining here in the eighth month of this long COVID fever … Read more
Bee Bee Sea: Day Ripper [Album Review]
Bee Bee SeaDay RipperWild Honey Records [2020] Italian trio Bee Bee Sea have returned with their third LP, Day Ripper, and if a title … Read more
FUZZ: III [Album Review]
FUZZIIIIn The Red Records [2020] FUZZ, the Los Angeles-based trio of Ty Segall (drums, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, vocals), and new member Chad Ubovich (bass, … Read more
Bruce Springsteen: Letter To You [Album Review]
Bruce Springsteen Letter To YouColumbia Records [2020] Bruce Springsteen, the very guy who wrote “Glory Days” about folk who spend their adult years looking back … Read more
The Mountain Goats: Getting Into Knives [Album Review]
The Mountain Goats Getting Into KnivesMerge Records [2020] The Mountain Goats’ singer/songwriter John Darnielle may be thought of by some as the poet laureate of … Read more
Kathleen Edwards: Total Freedom [Album Review]
Kathleen Edwards Total FreedomDualtone Records [2020] Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer/songwriter, returns after 8 years of relative silence with another fine album of exemplary folk/pop songcraft. … Read more
SLIFT: Ummon [Album Review]
SLIFTUmmonVicious Circle/Stolen Body Records [2020] French psychedelic trio SLIFT started things off back in 2017 when they released their debut EP, Space Is The Key, … Read more
William Elliott Whitmore: I’m With You [Album Review]
William Elliott Whitmore I’m With YouBloodshot Records [2020] You would likely be forgiven if you mistook Iowa-based singer/songwriter William Elliott Whitmore for someone much older. … Read more
Kevin Morby: Sundowner [Album Review]
Kevin MorbySundownerDead Oceans [2020] Kevin Morby knows isolation and he is probably one of the best at using it as a tool to create thought … Read more
Stiff Richards: State Of Mind [Album Review]
Stiff RichardsState Of MindLegless/Drunken Sailor Records [2020] The pure raw punk on Melbourne’s Stiff Richards third LP, State Of Mind, is a mind blowing powerful … Read more
Tom Petty: Wildflowers & All The Rest [Album Review]
Tom PettyWildflowers & All The RestWarner Records [2020] As the story has been told, in 1994 when Tom Petty released his second solo record, Wildflowers, … Read more
Laura Jane Grace: Stay Alive [Album Review]
Laura Jane Grace Stay AlivePolyvinyl Records [2020] If 2020 had gone as planned, Laura Jane Grace expected to have recorded a new album with Against … Read more
Osees: Levitation Sessions [Album Review]
OseesLevitation SessionsThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2020] 2020 will be remembered for all kinds of depressing events including the halt of live music shows. Not only … Read more
Travis: 10 Songs [Album Review]
Travis 10 SongsBMG [2020] Scottish quartet, Travis, while often credited for breaking ground for bands like Coldplay and Keane, has always been a bigger deal … Read more
METZ: Atlas Vending [Album Review]
METZAtlas VendingSub Pop Records [2020] Time flies when you are getting pounded by an arsenal of brutal post punk that over the last eight years … Read more
Throwing Muses: Sun Racket [Album Review]
Throwing Muses Sun RacketFire Records [2020] When Kristen Hersh finds a certain metallic tonality on her electric guitar and settles into a steady driving groove … Read more