Greg Freeman: Burnover [Album Review]
Greg FreemanBurnoverTransgressive Records/Canvasback Music [2025] “Burnover is the kind of indie rock album that makes you believe again.” Album Overview: Greg Freeman grew up in … Read more
Hand Habits: Blue Reminder [Album Review]
Hand HabitsBlue ReminderFat Possum Records [2025] “Hand Habits trades whispers for widescreen indie rock.” Album Overview: Hand Habits is the project of Meg Duffy, a … Read more
Superchunk: Songs In The Key Of Yikes [Album Review]
SuperchunkSongs In The Key Of YikesMerge Records [2025] “Thirty-five years in, they’re still asking the right questions-and shouting the answers back.” Album Overview: Superchunk formed … Read more
Cory Hanson: I Love People [Album Review]
Cory HansonI Love PeopleDrag City Records [2025] “Seventies glow, modern edge – I Love People proves restraint can hit just as hard as excess.” Album … Read more
Los Ex-Tridentes: Los Ex-Tridentes [Album Review]
Los Ex-TridentesLos Ex-TridentesVermelho Discos/Reverb Brasil/Otitis Media Records [2025] “Los Ex-Tridentes drop a surf debut that’s lean, punchy, and proudly born on Brazilian shores.” Album Overview: … Read more
Osees: Abomination Revealed At Last [Album Review]
OseesAbomination Revealed At LastDeathgod Records [2025] “Osees weaponize sound against greed, war, and decay.” Album Overview: Osees, the ever-mutating project led by John Dwyer, has … Read more
The Unknowns: Looking From The Outside [Album Review]
The UnknownsLooking From The OutsideDrunken Sailor/ Bargain Bin Records [2025] “Brisbane’s finest prove punk’s heartbeat is loud, fast, and very much alive in 2025.” Album Overview: … Read more
Oog Bogo: Cowgirls [Album Review]
Oog BogoCowgirlsIn The Red Records [2025] “A warped rock thrill ride that dodges easy labels and rewards repeat listens.” Album Overview: Oog Bogo, the ever-evolving brainchild … Read more
Aunt Katrina: This Heat Is Slowly Killing Me [Album Review]
Aunt KatrinaThis Heat Is Slowly Killing MeSelf-Released [2025] “Equal parts bedroom confessional and sonic freakout—This Heat Is Slowly Killing Me is a wild, wired indie ride.” … Read more
Autocamper: What Do You Do All Day? [Album Review]
AutocamperWhat Do You Do All Day?Safe Surburban Home/Slumberland Records [2025] “A quietly addictive debut full of jangle, charm, and emotional clarity.” Album Overview: Hailing from Manchester, … Read more
Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway [Album Review]
Jonathan RichmanOnly Frozen Sky AnywayBlue Arrow Records [2025] “Jonathan Richman keeps his creative streak alive, letting charm and spontaneity lead the way.” Album Overview: Jonathan Richman … Read more
Rip Van Winkle: Blasphemy [Album Review]
Rip Van WinkleBlasphemySplendid Research Records [2025] “Rip Van Winkle delivers a surreal stage play in album form—and it sticks the landing.” Album Overview: Blasphemy is the … Read more
Wet Leg: moisturizer [Album Review]
Wet LegmoisturizerDomino [2025] “Wet Leg double down on their instincts—and the payoff is loud, messy, and magnetic.” Album Overview: Wet Leg began as a cheeky … Read more
The Reds, Pinks & Purples: The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed [Album Review]
The Reds, Pinks & PurplesThe Past Is A Garden I Never FedFire Records [2025] “Jangly, bruised, and beautifully complete—The Past Is a Garden I Never … Read more
GOBLYNS: Three Sisters [Album Review]
GOBLYNSThree SistersCrazysane Records [2025] “A hypnotic psych-funk journey where GOBLYNS find their voice and push their groove to bold new depths.” Album Overview: GOBLYNS is … Read more
Lung: The Swankeeper [Album Review]
LungThe SwankeeperFeel It Records [2025] “With The Swankeeper, Lung turns dynamic contrast into high art—balancing chaos, restraint, and raw emotion with fearless execution.” Album Overview: … Read more
Durand Jones & The Indications: Flowers [Album Review]
Durand Jones & The IndicationsFlowersDead Oceans [2025] “Flowers doesn’t chase trends; it floats above them, soulful and self-assured.” Album Overview: Durand Jones & The Indications … Read more
Worn Through: Barely Real [Album Review]
Worn ThroughBarely RealStrange View/Just Becuase Records [2025] “Worn Through deliver lo-fi Americana with bruised hearts and wide-open honesty.” Album Overview: Worn Through is a Baltimore-based … Read more
Pulp: More [Album Review]
PulpMoreRough Trade Records [2025] “A quiet triumph—More trades Britpop swagger for grown-up grace.” Album Overview: Formed in Sheffield in the late ’70s and fronted by … Read more
Hotline TNT: Raspberry Moon [Album Review]
Hotline TNTRaspberry MoonThird Man Records [2025] “Hotline TNT plug into full-band power and deliver their most heart-on-sleeve shoegaze yet.” Album Overview: Hotline TNT started as … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Phantom Island [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardPhantom Islandp(doom) Records [2025] “King Gizz take a symphonic excursion on their 27th LP” Album Overview: Over the course of … Read more
Turnstile: Never Enough [Album Review]
TurnstileNever EnoughAtlantic Records [2025] “Big rock ambition, DIY soul—Turnstile keeps climbing without looking back.” Album Overview: Turnstile may have started in Baltimore’s hardcore scene, but … Read more
Murder By Death: Egg & Dart [Album Review]
Murder By DeathEgg & DartSelf-Released [2025] “With Egg & Dart, Murder By Death rides into the sunset on their own terms—elegiac, thunderous, unforgettable.” Album Overview: … Read more
The Budos Band: VII [Album Review]
The Budos BandVIIDiamond West Records [2025] “Two decades in, The Budos Band still groove like the world’s grimiest secret weapon.” Album Overview: The Budos Band … Read more
Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Trash Classic [Album Review]
Frankie And The Witch FingersTrash ClassicThe Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records [2025] “Like Devo lost in a haunted arcade—Trash Classic is weird, wired, and … Read more