Beach House: Teen Dream [Album Review]
Beach HouseTeen DreamSub Pop Records [2010] Teen Dream is the third album from duo Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, aka Beach House, which represents a new … Read more
Spoon: Transference [Album Review]
SpoonTransferenceMerge Records [2010] Sometimes simple is good and when you are on your seventh full length like Spoon, reverting back to your strengths is never … Read more
Real Estate: Reality EP [Album Review]
Real EstateReality EPMexican Summer [2010] We’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this band better, so we were excited to check out this EP of new … Read more
Monsters Of Folk: Monsters Of Folk [Album Review]
Monsters Of Folk Monsters Of Folk Shangri-La Music [2009] Fire Note Says: The rebirth of the “Supergroup” Album Review: It seems in our current age … Read more
Wussy: Wussy [Album Review]
WussyWussyShake It Records [2009] Wussy are one of Cincinnati’s best-kept secrets, and they have just released their self-titled third album, Wussy, which continues the group’s … Read more
Marked Men: Ghosts [Album Review]
Marked Men Ghosts Dirtnap Records [2009] Album Review: No one will ever convince me that pop punk rock is dead and Denton, Texas band, Marked … Read more
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit [Album Review]
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit Jason Isbell And The 400 UnitLightning Rod Records [2009] For his sophomore solo record, Jason Isbell wants to emphasize … Read more
A Shoreline Dream: Recollections Of Memory [Album Review]
A Shoreline DreamRecollections Of MemoryLatenight Weeknight Records [2009] Denver’s beloved shoegazers, A Shoreline Dream make a soundscaping return on their sophomore full length that is … Read more
James Jackson Toth: Waiting In Vain [Album Review]
James Jackson Toth Waiting In Vain Rykodisc Records [2008] Fire Note Says: Toth sheds Wooden Wand name and plays it straight up for excellent solo … Read more
Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward [Album Review]
Be Your Own PetGet AwkwardUniversal Records [2008] Be Your Own Pet might seem like your typical young and snotty punk rock aspirants, but after giving … Read more
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: 100 Days, 100 Nights [Album Review]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights Daptone Records [2007] On their third LP, 100 Days, 100 Nights, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings … Read more
Wussy: Left For Dead [Album Review]
Wussy Left For DeadShake It Records [2007] Wussy is a four-piece indie rock band from Cincinnati that alternates between male and female vocals, enhanced by … Read more
Swearing At Motorists: Exile On Gipsstrasse [Album Review]
Swearing At MotoristsExile On GipsstrasseSecretly Canadian [2006] Recorded in a Berlin Ubahnhof (an underground train station), Exile On Gipsstrasse captures Swearing At Motorists at their … Read more
Beach House: Beach House [Album Review]
Beach HouseBeach HouseCarpark Records [2006] Baltimore’s Beach House is in a league of their own when it comes to current modern music. There are not … Read more
The Cardinal Sin: Hurry Up And Wait [Album Review]
The Cardinal Sin Hurry Up And Wait Grey Flight Records [2006] Nothing beats a well-executed punk rock debut, and The Cardinal Sin deliver just that … Read more
Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere [Album Review]
Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere Downtown Records [2006] St. Elsewhere made history with the smash hit “Crazy,” the first UK #1 single driven entirely by digital … Read more
Irving: Death In The Garden, Blood On The Flowers [Album Review]
Irving Death In The Garden, Blood On The Flowers Eenie Meenie Records [2006] Death In The Garden, Blood On The Flowers finds Irving stepping confidently … Read more
The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers [Album Review]
The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers V2 / Third Man Records [2006] By now, you probably know this is Jack White’s “side project” band. Alongside Detroit … Read more
The Twilight Singers: Powder Burns [Album Review]
The Twilight Singers Powder Burns One Little Indian Records [2006] Time changes everything. In 2000, The Afghan Whigs were still active, The Twilight Singers were … Read more
The Black Angels: Passover [Album Review]
The Black Angels Passover Light In The Attic Records [2006] The Black Angels hail from Austin, TX and took their name from The Velvet Underground … Read more
Aloha: Some Echoes [Album Review]
Aloha Some Echoes Polyvinyl Records [2006] Aloha is an interesting band—not just musically, but geographically. The members are spread across the East Coast and rarely … Read more
Wolfmother: Wolfmother [Album Review]
Wolfmother Wolfmother Interscope Records [2006] Long live stoner rock! Ask anyone who saw Led Zeppelin in their prime, and they’ll likely tell you it was … Read more
The Whigs: Give ‘Em All A Big Fat Lip [Album Review]
The Whigs Give ‘Em All A Big Fat Lip Self-Released [2006] The Whigs have been picking up steam fast—opening for Franz Ferdinand, Drive-By Truckers, Maroon … Read more
Magneta Lane: Dancing With Daggers [Album Review]
Magneta Lane Dancing With Daggers Paper Bag Records [2006] Ever wonder what The Strokes might sound like with female vocals? Give Magneta Lane’s debut full-length … Read more
Robert Pollard: From A Compound Eye [Album Review]
Robert Pollard From A Compound Eye Merge Records [2006] Album Review: Someone said Guided By Voices broke up? Well that is true but take a … Read more