Archives for the ‘Album Reviews’ Category

Layabouts – Savage Behaviour

By • Nov 12th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Ass-kicking rock n’ roll from Spain’s Layabouts. Not sure why we reviewed this, but hey, why the hell not.



Summer Camp – Welcome To Condale

By • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

London, Paris, Condale, Munich. Everybody’s talking about Summer Camp‘s pop music. Well, not everybody. But they should.



Wet Illustrated – 1x1x1

By • Nov 9th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Sizzling psyche-pop debut from San Francisco three-piece Wet Illustrated. A little Feelies, a little Sonic Youth.



She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas

By • Oct 27th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

It’s October. Why are we reviewing Christmas albums in October? Why She & Him? Why?



Wilco – The Whole Love

By • Oct 26th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Wilco — “They’ve solidified themselves as the greatest American band playing today, possibly of all time”.



HTRK – Work (Work, Work)

By • Oct 19th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Work (Work, Work) is the sound of HTRK collecting themselves after tragedy and loss. A difficult time creates a difficult album.



Real Estate – Days

By • Oct 18th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Sweet jangle pop outta New Jersey and more than likely the only Real Estate we’ll ever purchase… (sad but true).



Blitzen Trapper – American Goldwing

By • Oct 4th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Blitzen Trapper brings to mind somebody hunting down reindeer. This has nothing to do with the music.



Peter Murphy – Ninth

By • Oct 1st, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Ex-Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy returns with his first new solo album in 7 years, proving that there’s still life in the old goth.



Peter Wolf Crier – Garden Of Arms

By • Sep 30th, 2011 • Category: Album Reviews

Minneapolis folk duo Peter Wolf Crier mix things up on their sophomore album with mixed results.