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
Alan Sparhawk: With Trampled By Turtles [Album Review]
Alan SparhawkWith Trampled By TurtlesSub Pop Records [2025] “Sparhawk turns loss into harmony on this stripped-down, soul-baring set.” Album Overview: Alan Sparhawk is best known … Read more
Matt Berninger: Get Sunk [Album Review]
Matt BerningerGet SunkBook/Concord Records [2025] “More open than ornate, Berninger’s latest lets emotional weight float like a message in a bottle.” Album Overview: Matt Berninger … Read more
Florry: Sounds Like… [Album Review]
FlorrySounds Like…Dear Life Records [2025] “Sounds Like… blurs twang, tension, and tenderness into one unforgettable ride.” Album Overview: Florry started as the solo songwriting outlet … Read more
Ty Segall: Possession [Album Review]
Ty SegallPossessionDrag City Records [2025] “A surreal road trip through Ty Segall’s widescreen vision—melodic, cinematic, and strikingly alive.” Album Overview: Ty Segall came up through … Read more
CIVIC: Chrome Dipped [Album Review]
CIVICChrome DippedATO Records [2025] “CIVIC pull punk apart and stitch it back with fire, grief, and fearless experimentation.” Album Overview: Formed in Melbourne, CIVIC made … Read more
The Mayflies USA: Kickless Kids [Album Review]
The Mayflies USAKickless KidsYep Roc Records [2025] “A comeback twenty years in the making—and worth every second.” Album Overview: Formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina … Read more
TAKAAT: Is Noise, Vol. 1 [Album Review]
TAKAATIs Noise, Vol. 1Purplish Records [2025] “No polish, no rules—just pure, primal noise from the Sahel to the States.” Album Overview: TAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot), meaning … Read more
Psychic Pigs: Psychic Pigs [Album Review]
Psychic PigsPsychic PigsSlovenly Recordings [2025] “Short, sharp, and savage—Psychic Pigs is a garage-punk gut punch you’ll want on repeat.” Album Overview: After years riding the … Read more
Peter Doherty: Felt Better Alive [Album Review]
Peter DohertyFelt Better AliveStrap Originals [2025] “Doherty trades chaos for charm on his most reflective solo album yet.” Album Overview: Peter Doherty first captured the … Read more
Surprise Chef: Superb [Album Review]
Surprise ChefSuperbBig Crown Records [2025] “A looser, funkier, and more freewheeling chapter for Melbourne’s finest groove architects.” Album Overview: Surprise Chef, the Melbourne-based instrumental crew, … Read more
mclusky: the world is still here and so are we [Album Review]
mcluskythe world is still here and so are weIpecac Recordings [2025] “A comeback that doesn’t beg—mclusky return swinging, snarling, and still sharp as hell.” Album … Read more
Amusement: Amusement [Album Review]
AmusementAmusementBrassneck Records [2025] “More than a compilation—Amusement’s early EPs land like a full-length with teeth and soul.” Album Overview: Amusement is a Portland-based band made … Read more
GBMystical: Wannabe [Album Review]
GBMysticalWannabeBee Side Cassettes [2025] “A record that thrives on chaos and curiosity—Wannabe makes unpredictability sound addictive.”” Album Overview: GBMystical is the brainchild of Philly-based artist … Read more
Car Seat Headrest: The Scholars [Album Review]
Car Seat HeadrestThe ScholarsMatador Records [2025] “A sprawling return to form that proves Car Seat Headrest still thrives on ambition.” Album Overview: Car Seat Headrest … Read more