Osees: A Foul Form [Album Review]
OseesA Foul FormCastle Face Records [2022] John Dwyer has never been one to take something lying down. Just in case you needed a reminder, their … Read more
Wombo: Fairy Rust [Album Review]
WomboFairy RustFire Talk Records [2022] Fairy Rust is the new album from Louisville Kentucky based trio, Wombo. The arty post punk from the band is … Read more
The Gabbard Brothers: The Gabbard Brothers [Album Review]
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Amanda Shires: Take It Like A Man [Album Review]
Amanda ShiresTake It Like A ManATO Records [2022] On 2018’s To The Sunset, singer/songwriter and self-described fiddle player Amanda Shires made it clear that she … Read more
Tedeshi Trucks Band: I Am The Moon: III. The Fall [Album Review]
Tedeschi Trucks BandI Am The Moon: III. The FallFantasy / Concord Music [2022] The amazing enterprise that the Tedeschi Trucks Band undertook by dropping an … Read more
Hooveriii: A Round Of Applause [Album Review]
HooveriiiA Round Of ApplauseThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2022] Los Angeles psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) have returned quickly with their third album A Round … Read more
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: XI – Bleed Here Now [Album Review]
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD REVIEW HISTORYX: The Godless Void And Other Stories (2020) / Lost Songs (2012) …AND YOU … Read more
Jack White: Entering Heaven Alive [Album Review]
Jack WhiteEntering Heaven AliveThird Man Records [2022] When Jack White released the hard-hitting rock album Fear of the Dawn, back in April, he promised a … Read more
Ty Segall: “Hello, Hi” [Album Review]
Ty Segall“Hello, Hi”Drag City Records [2022] It shouldn’t really be a surprise that during the now called “isolation months of 2020,” Ty Segall recorded an … Read more
Telekinetic Yeti: Primordial [Album Review]
Telekinetic YetiPrimordialTee Pee Records [2022] Unearthed and thawed from an ice shelf in Dubuque, IA, Telekinetic Yeti LIVES! The duo composed of Alex Baumann (Guitar/Vocals) … Read more
black midi: Hellfire [Album Review]
black midiHellfireRough Trade Records [2022] Written in isolation in London after the release of last year’s Cavalcade, Hellfire (black midi’s third LP) continues to expand … Read more
Screeching Weasel: The Awful Disclosures Of Screeching Weasel [Album Review]
Screeching WeaselThe Awful Disclosures Of Screeching WeaselMonona Music/Rum Bar/Striped Records [2022] Screeching Weasel recorded their debut album in one night for $200 and released it … Read more
Liam Gallagher: C’mon You Know [Album Review]
Liam GallagherC’mon You KnowWarner Records [2022] Liam Gallagher’s third individual release, C’mon You Know, is easily his best solo record to date. The album is … Read more
Porcupine Tree: Closure/ Continuation [Album Review]
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Chagall Guevara: Halcyon Days [Album Review]
Chagall GuevaraHalcyon DaysSplint Entertainment [2022] No doubt every serious music listener has got a few pet bands that have been relegated to the world of … Read more
Guided By Voices: Tremblers And Goggles By Rank [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesTremblers And Goggles By RankGBV Inc. [2022] Depending on how you add them up, Tremblers And Goggles By Rank is Guided By Voices’ … Read more
Soccer Mommy: Sometimes, Forever [Album Review]
Soccer MommySometimes, ForeverLoma Vista Recordings [2022] On the 2020 release, Color Theory, Soccer Mommy explored emotions across the spectrum, but clearly her lyrics felt most … Read more
Martin Courtney: Magic Sign [Album Review]
Martin CourtneyMagic SignDomino [2022] Magic Sign is the second full-length solo record from Martin Courtney. Courtney is best known to many of us as the … Read more
Angel Olsen: Big Time [Album Review]
Angel OlsenBig TimeJagjaguwar [2022] Angel Olsen’s career has been on an upward trajectory ever since her debut album, Half Way Home, was released in 2012. … Read more
Bill Mallonee: Here It Opens With A Prayer, But It Closes With A Song [Album Review]
Bill MalloneeHere It Opens With A Prayer, But It Closes With A SongSelf-Released [2022] Bill Mallonee may not be a household name, but he’s been … Read more
Horsegirl: Versions Of Modern Performance [Album Review]
HorsegirlVersions Of Modern PerformanceMatador Records [2022] Chicago’s Horsegirl is a fantastic throwback nod to some indie guitar greats of the past that include Sonic Youth, … Read more
Sharon Van Etten: We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong [Album Review]
Sharon Van EttenWe’ve Been Going About This All WrongJagjaguwar [2022] There’s a lot going on in our world right now, and rocker Sharon Van Ettan, … Read more
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
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