Spiritual Cramp: RUDE [Album Review]
Spiritual CrampRUDEBlue Grape Music [2025] “Groove, grit, and pure attitude — RUDE hits like a party and a protest at once.” Album Overview: Formed in … Read more
The Lemonheads: Love Chant [Album Review]
The LemonheadsLove ChantFire Records [2025] “Evan Dando’s most effortless charm in decades — Love Chant hums with warmth, wit, and jangly perfection.” Album Overview: Formed … Read more
Vanity Mirror: Super Fluff Forever [Album Review]
Vanity MirrorSuper Fluff ForeverWe Are Busy Bodies/Having Fun Records [2025] “A warm, woolly daydream of harmonies, tape hiss, and pure pop heart.” Album Overview: Vanity … Read more
They Are Gutting A Body Of Water: LOTTO [Album Review]
They Are Gutting A Body Of WaterLOTTOJulia’s War/Smoking Room/ATO Records [2025] “Shoegaze with teeth—LOTTO is TAGABOW’s loudest, rawest cry for connection yet.” Album Overview: They … Read more
Ron Gallo: checkmate [Album Review]
Ron GallocheckmateKill Rock Stars [2025] “With checkmate, Gallo proves that vulnerability might just be the boldest move of all.” Album Overview: Ron Gallo has built … Read more
DOOM GONG: MEGAGONG [Album Review]
DOOM GONGMEGAGONGRomanus Records [2025] “On MEGAGONG, DOOM GONG blaze a vibrant new stretch of the psych path with their best release to date.” Album Overview: … Read more
The Telephone Numbers: Scarecrow II [Album Review]
The Telephone NumbersScarecrow IISlumberland Records [2025] “San Francisco jangle with heart, craft, and just the right dose of melancholy.” Album Overview: The Telephone Numbers are … Read more
Say She She: Cut & Rewind [Album Review]
Say She SheCut & Rewinddrink sum wtr [2025] “Funk, fire, and fearless harmonies—Cut & Rewind locks in their groove for good.” Album Overview: Disco-funk trio … Read more
AFI: Silver Bleeds The Black Sun… [Album Review]
AFISilver Bleeds The Black Sun…Run For Cover Records [2025] “AFI lean into the shadows and come out sounding more alive than ever.” Album Overview: AFI … Read more
Jeff Tweedy: Twilight Override [Album Review]
Jeff TweedyTwilight OverridedBpm Records [2025] “A sprawling two-hour trip where Jeff Tweedy balances wit, warmth, and weariness with masterful ease.” Album Overview: Jeff Tweedy first … Read more
Algernon Cadwallader: Trying Not To Have A Thought [Album Review]
Algernon CadwalladerTrying Not To Have A ThoughtSaddle Creek Records [2025] “Fourteen years later, Algernon Cadwallader still sound like they could blow the roof off a … Read more
Sloan: Based On The Best Seller [Album Review]
SloanBased On The Best SellerYep Roc Records [2025] “Four decades in, Sloan deliver hooks and harmonies that outshine bands half their age.” Album Overview: Sloan … Read more
pôt-pot: Warsaw 480km [Album Review]
pôt-potWarsaw 480kmfelte [2025] “A debut that marries krautrock momentum with smoky psych textures and quiet, emotional fire.” Album Overview: pôt-pot is an Irish group now … Read more
Los Straitjackets: Somos Los Straitjackets [Album Review]
Los StraitjacketsSomos Los StraitjacketsYep Roc Records [2025] “Four masked veterans proving that pure instrumental fire can still surprise and thrill.” Album Overview: Emerging in the … Read more
Golden Apples: Shooting Star [Album Review]
Golden ApplesShooting StarLame-O Records [2025] “Golden Apples turn collaboration into a kaleidoscope of jangly hooks and lo-fi sparkle on Shooting Star.” Album Overview: Golden Apples … Read more
Kendra Morris: Next [Album Review]
Kendra MorrisNextColemine/Karma Chief Records [2025] “Lean, vibrant, and irresistibly catchy—Next proves Morris is writing a chapter of modern soul on her own terms.” Album Overview: … Read more
Various Artists: I Will Swim To You – A Tribute To Jason Molina [Album Review]
Various ArtistsI Will Swim To You: A Tribute To Jason MolinaRun For Cover Records [2025] “Today’s indie voices turn Molina’s timeless songs into a tribute … Read more
Orcutt Shelley Miller: Orcutt Shelley Miller [Album Review]
Orcutt Shelley MillerOrcutt Shelley MillerSilver Current Records [2025] “Orcutt, Shelley & Miller turn improvisation into pure, high-voltage rock magic.” Album Overview: Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, … Read more
Brian Dunne: Clams Casino [Album Review]
Brian DunneClams CasinoMissing Piece Records [2025] “A DIY Brooklyn gem—wry, warm, and impossible not to sing along to.” Album Overview: Brian Dunne has built his … Read more
Go Kurosawa: soft shakes [Album Review]
Go Kurosawasoft shakesGuruguru Brain [2025] “A sketchbook of sound that feels loose, playful, and alive—Go Kurosawa at his most instinctive, with every track a new … Read more
Big Thief: Double Infinity [Album Review]
Big ThiefDouble Infinity4AD [2025] “Double Infinity isn’t about instant hits but about moments that bloom the more you live with them.” Album Overview: Big Thief … Read more
LOOSE LIPS: Last Laugh [Album Review]
LOOSE LIPSLast LaughDIG! Records [2025] “Last Laugh is raw joy: buzzing riffs, vintage cool, and punk energy that refuses to sit still.” Album Overview: LOOSE … Read more
Curtis Harding: Departures & Arrivals – Adventures Of Captain Curt [Album Review]
Curtis HardingDepartures & Arrivals: Adventures Of Captain CurtANTI- [2025] “Curtis Harding blasts soul into orbit without losing sight of the groove.” Album Overview: Curtis Harding … Read more
The Beths: Straight Line Was A Lie [Album Review]
The BethsStraight Line Was A LieANTI- [2025] “Hooks, heartache, and hard truths—Straight Line Was A Lie hits like a quiet revelation.” Album Overview: Formed in … Read more
Canyon Lights: Breathe Easy [Album Review]
Canyon LightsBreathe EasySgt. Honeyeater Records [2025] “From swampy riffs to soulful slow-burns, Canyon Lights make their first statement a bold one.” Album Overview: If Canyon … Read more