High Rise: Disturbance Trip [Album Review]
High RiseDisturbance TripLa Musica Records/Black Editions [2024] “This fuzzed-out live set from 1992 documents High Rise at their noise-soaked best.” Album Overview: Even though they … Read more
The Belair Lip Bombs: Lush Life [Album Review]
The Belair Lip BombsLush LifeThird Man Records [2023/2024] “The Belair Lip Bombs balance raw emotion with infectious indie rock melodies on Lush Life.” Album Overview: … Read more
DOOM GONG: DOOM GONG [Album Review]
DOOM GONGDOOM GONGRomanus Records [2023/2024] “Immersive, adventurous, and unforgettable—DOOM GONG’s first record flows seamlessly between chaos and control.” Album Overview: Formed in Louisville, KY, in … Read more
Galaxie 500: Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90 [Album Review]
Galaxie 500Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90Silver Current Records [2024] “Unearthed gems that reveal Galaxie 500’s raw, unfiltered brilliance and expand their enduring legacy.” Album Overview: … Read more
Velocity Girl: UltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixed And Expanded) [Classic Album Revisit]
Velocity GirlUltraCopacetic (Copacetic Remixed And Expanded)Sub Pop Records [2024] Released: February 2, 1993/Reissue: August 16, 2024Producer: Bob WestonLength: 45:25/Reissue: 1:17:00 Formed in 1989 at the … Read more
Father John Misty: Greatish Hits – I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to Crawl [Album Review]
Father John MistyGreatish Hits: I Followed My Dreams and My Dreams Said to CrawlSub Pop Records [2024] Album Overview: Father John Misty is the stage … Read more
90 Day Men: We Blame Chicago [Album Review]
90 Day MenWe Blame ChicagoNumero Group [2024] Album Overview: We Blame Chicago is another excellent box set from the label Numero Group as it compiles … Read more
CIVIC: New Vietnam And Singles [Album Review]
CIVICNew Vietnam And SinglesAnti Fade/ATO Records [2023] Melbourne’s CIVIC released their debut EP, New Vietnam, originally in 2018 via Anti Fade Records. It was this … Read more
The Connells: Ring (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Classic Album Revisit]
The ConnellsRing (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Craft Recordings [2023] Released: September 1, 1993/Reissue: May 26, 2023Producer: Lou Giordano | The Connells | Tim HarperLength: 50:15/Reissue: 2:10:00 … Read more
Sonic Youth: Live In Brooklyn 2011 [Album Review]
Sonic YouthLive In Brooklyn 2011Silver Current Records [2023] Sonic Youth will undoubtedly secure their place in the history books due to their profound influence on … Read more
The Exploding Hearts: Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) [Classic Album Revisit]
The Exploding HeartsGuitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered)Third Man Records Released: April 1, 2003/Reissue: May 26, 2023Producer: The Exploding Hearts, Pat KearnsLength: 29:00/Reissue: 38:00 In a … Read more
Robert Vaughn And The Shadows: Love And War (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [Album Review]
Robert Vaughn And The ShadowsLove And War (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition)Alternative Records [2023] It’s a story as old as time. Likely all of us have … Read more
Velvet Crush: Teenage Symphonies To God [Classic Album Revisit]
Velvet CrushTeenage Symphonies To God550 Music/Epic Records Released: July 5, 1994Producer: Mitch Easter, Velvet CrushLength: 46:00 Velvet Crush’s Teenage Symphonies To God is an album … Read more
Neutral Milk Hotel: The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel [Box Set Review]
Neutral Milk HotelThe Collected Works Of Neutral Milk HotelMerge Records [2023] Neutral Milk Hotel made two modest lo-fi releases in the mid to late 90’s … Read more
OVENS: OVENS [Album Review]
OVENSOVENSTankcrimes [2022] I believe that our faithful TFN followers know the catchy sounds of Tony Molina and hopefully checked out his Headphone Approved release this … Read more
Guided By Voices: Scalping The Guru [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesScalping The GuruGBV Inc. [2022] If you were to poll fans of Guided By Voices what they thought were three consecutive years that … Read more
Lou Reed: Words & Music, May 1965 [Album Review]
Lou ReedWords & Music, May 1965Light In The Attic Records [2022] The standard rock critic cliché often attributed to Brian Eno—he of early Roxy Music … Read more
Tall Dwarfs: Unravelled 1981-2002 (Box Set) [Album Review]
Tall DwarfsUnravelled: 1981 – 2002 (Box Set)Merge Records [2022] Curiously, I’ve come across a number of American bands who might have 3 albums in their … Read more
Ghost Funk Orchestra: Night Walker / Death Waltz [Album Review]
Ghost Funk OrchestraNight Walker/Death WaltzColemine/Karma Chief Records [2022] Before they became firm Fire Note favorites with their first two full-length albums (2019’s Song For Paul … Read more
Wire: Not About To Die [Album Review]
WireNot About To DiePinkflag [2022] When an unofficial bootleg of this collection of band demos and sonic experiments first surfaced in the early 80’s, we’re … Read more
Prince: Prince And The Revolution – Live
PrincePrince And The Revolution: LiveLegacy Recordings [2022] The word “genius” probably gets thrown around too loosely when referring to talented pop and rock artists. Even … Read more
Three Merry Widows: Which Dreamed It? (30th Anniversary Reissue)
Three Merry WidowsWhich Dreamed It? (30th Anniversary Reissue)Self-Released [2021] At the risk of dating myself, Three Merry Widows was one of the St. Louis bands … Read more
The Dream Syndicate: What Can I Say? No Regrets… Out Of The Grey + Live, Demos & Outtakes [Album Review]
The Dream SyndicateWhat Can I Say? No Regrets… Out Of The Grey + Live, Demos & OuttakesFire Records [2022] Ask someone if they know the … Read more
Supergrass: In It For The Money (Expanded Remastered Edition) [Album Review]
SupergrassIn It For The Money (Expanded Remastered Edition)BMG [2021] So when you are signed to Parlophone Records and release the biggest selling debut album for … Read more
Mudhoney: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Album Review]
Mudhoney Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Sub Pop Records [2021] Mudhoney, a band name that just screams Seattle “grunge,” formed in 1988 … Read more