superviolet: Infinite Spring [Album Review]
supervioletInfinite SpringLame-O Records [2023] superviolet is the moniker for Ohio-based songwriter and former The Sidekicks frontman Steven Ciolek. Infinite Spring is his debut record and … Read more
Hayden: Are We Good [Album Review]
HaydenAre We GoodArts & Crafts [2023] Hayden is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his introspective and emotive lyrics, melodic sensibilities, and his ability to create … Read more
Connections: Cool Change [Album Review]
ConnectionsCool ChangeTrouble In Mind Records [2023] Connections have established a strong position on the indie music scene since 2013 with five full lengths and a … Read more
Gee Tee: Goodnight Neanderthal [Album Review]
Gee TeeGoodnight NeanderthalUrge/Goner Records [2023] Sydney’s Kel Mason is the man behind the spastic lo-fi punk sounds of Gee Tee. He has released a multitude … Read more
Shana Cleveland: Manzanita [Album Review]
Shana ClevelandManzanitaHardly Art Records [2023] Manzanita is the common name for a kind of small evergreen tree endemic to California which has strong medicinal properties. … Read more
Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows: Hail To The Underground [Album Review]
Jack Harlon & The Dead CrowsHail To The UndergroundBlues Funeral Recordings [2023] I will fully admit that I am a very hard sell on cover … Read more
Tee Vee Repairmann: What’s On TV? [Album Review]
Tee Vee RepairmannWhat’s On TV?Computer Human/Total Punk Records [2023] Australia’s Ishka Edmeades is involved with a multitude of bands that includes Satanic Togas, Set-Top Box, … Read more
Fire Track Premiere: POSH SWAT (John Dwyer/OSEES) – “The Spent Sadist”
WARNING: Do not adjust your speakers for today’s premiere Fire Track. The sounds you are hearing from POSH SWAT are real, funky, and potentially from … Read more
The Men: New York City [Album Review]
The MenNew York CityFuzz Club Records [2023] Brooklyn’s The Men put out several fantastic punk records back in the early 2010’s and then over the … Read more
R. Ring: War Poems, We Rested [Album Review]
R. RingWar Poems, We RestedDon Giovanni Records [2023] War Poems, We Rested is the sophomore record from R. Ring and it is the band’s first … Read more
Ex Pilots: Ex Pilots [Album Review]
Ex PilotsEx PilotsSmoking Room [2019/2023] Recorded at home between 2009 – 2019 and originally released in late 2019, Pittsburgh’s Ethan Oliva, aka Ex Pilots, gives … Read more
Dead Meadow: Force Form Free [Album Review]
Dead MeadowForce Form FreeBlues Funeral Recordings [2022] Formed in the fall of 1998, Dead Meadow rose out of the Washington, D.C. indie/punk scene and have … Read more
Houseghost: Another Realm [Album Review]
HouseghostAnother RealmRad Girlfriend Records [2022] Another Realm is the sophomore album from punk group Houseghost out of Dayton, Ohio. The trio is made up of … Read more
Bill Callahan: YTI⅃AƎЯ [Album Review]
Bill CallahanYTI⅃AƎЯDrag City Records [2022] I think one could easily build an argument that Bill Callahan is one of the stronger singer/songwriters of the past … Read more
OVENS: OVENS [Album Review]
OVENSOVENSTankcrimes [2022] I believe that our faithful TFN followers know the catchy sounds of Tony Molina and hopefully checked out his Headphone Approved release this … Read more
The Stroppies: Levity [Album Review]
The StroppiesLevityTough Love Records [2022] After the release of The Stroppies debut Whoosh and the Look Alive EP, the Melbourne quartet firmly established themselves as … Read more
GIFT: Momentary Presence [Album Review]
GIFTMomentary PresenceDedstrange Records [2022] Brooklyn-based GIFT are a psych-rock quintet that have blended a classic shoegaze approach with muscular indie guitars and airy vocals to … Read more
Delivery: Forever Giving Handshakes [Album Review]
DeliveryForever Giving HandshakesFeel It/Spoilsport/Anti Fade Records [2022] The intense pulsating rhythm in Delivery’s opening track, “Picture This,” will give you your first realization that their … Read more
Martha: Please Don’t Take Me Back [Album Review]
MarthaPlease Don’t Take Me BackSpecialist Subject/Dirtnap Records [2022] Now on their fourth album, Durham, England’s Martha has perfected their indie pop punk formula as they … Read more
Surprise Chef: Education & Recreation [Album Review]
Surprise ChefEducation & RecreationBig Crown Records [2022] In the music critic business, you would be surprised sometimes on how promoters create large reaching descriptors for … Read more
Guided By Voices: Scalping The Guru [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesScalping The GuruGBV Inc. [2022] If you were to poll fans of Guided By Voices what they thought were three consecutive years that … Read more
Sloan: Steady [Album Review]
SloanSteadyYep Roc Records [2022] Steady represents Sloan’s 13th full length album, and its release today coincides with the 30th anniversary of their debut record Smeared … Read more
Alvvays: Blue Rev [Album Review]
AlvvaysBlue RevPolyvinyl Records [2022] For many bands there is still a standard process of releasing a new record every two or three years. More recently, … Read more
2nd Grade: Easy Listening [Album Review]
2nd GradeEasy ListeningDouble Double Whammy [2022] Philadelphia’s 2nd Grade have returned with another fantastic dose of short burst power pop earworms on their third album … Read more
The Murlocs: Rapscallion [Album Review]
The MurlocsRapscallionATO Records [2022] The Murlocs have returned quickly since last year’s more piano driven Bittersweet Demons album with a batch of rock n’ roll … Read more