Thanksgiving – Nothing
ThanksgivingNothing “Nothing’s the part of what you see that’s between / Nothing’s the part of what you see that’s bending” – “Some Lightning” The concept album: either it works or it doesn’t. It...
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The ChannelPersonalized Sounding like a bag of sunshine is no easy task; the same goes for harmonizing like the Beach Boys. It’s not as easy as it looks/sounds. And in the hands of lesser musicians,...
View ArticleWinter Vacation – The Netherlands, 1980
Winter VacationThe Netherlands, 1980 Hmm… I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not this could be classified as a concept album. The title, The Netherlands, 1980, and the name under which David...
View ArticleThe Capstan Shafts – Chick Cigarettes
The Capstan ShaftsChick Cigarettes Twenty songs in 30 minutes? And not by a punk band called Stab Wound or Vicious Licks? Count me in. Chick Cigarettes, the debut full-length by Dean Wells aka The...
View ArticleThe Harvey Girls – Blabber n Smoke
The Harvey GirlsBlabber n Smoke I’ll be the first to admit I didn’t expect this exquisite pop album, Blabber n Smoke, from this band, the Harvey Girls. Sure, I thought it’d be fun to listen to, what...
View ArticleThe Hunches – Hobo Sunrise
The HunchesHobo Sunrise There’s rock music and then there’s raaawk music, the kind filled with so much energy and feeling that even when it sounds like it could fall apart at any moment and does, it...
View ArticleThe Child Who Was a Keyhole – In the Faxed Atmosphere
The Child Who Was a KeyholeIn the Faxed Atmosphere That’s it exactly: this is what the Unicorns mating with Pavement would sound like, or what two of the Unicorns mating with Stephen Malkmus and taking...
View ArticleVarious Artists – Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 22
Various ArtistsLittle Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 22 Ah, here we are again: another compilation. Luckily, it’s from Darla, and that always means at least one song herein will be life-affirming...
View ArticleSleater-Kinney – The Woods
Sleater-KinneyThe Woods If, and this is a big if, Sleater-Kinney was to never release another album, the artists’ place as rock legends would be firmly cemented with The Woods as the capstone. For a...
View ArticleThe Catch – Get Cool
The CatchGet Cool So it’s come to this: me, alone, watching Less than Zero, and wondering why I can’t get into the Catch? Why? All the elements of an awesome band are here; after all, the Catch is an...
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