Category Archives: Album Reviews

big deal, june gloom

Big Deal: June Gloom

Much like Fall Out Boy‘s recent album Save Rock and Roll, the rock duo Big Deal has a boldness in its naming. Such a daring choice of words can act as…

Boy Least Likely To, Great Perhaps

The Boy Least Likely To: The Great Perhaps

In 2005, The Boy Least Likely To unleashed The Best Party Ever, an expertly crafted twee pop album filled with child-like imagery (see “Warm Panda Cola,” “I See Spiders When…

Dana coppa, speak easy

Dana Coppa & SPEAK Easy: UniFi Records Presents Dana Coppa & SPEAK Easy EP

Sharply brandishing a rough-edged musical presence, Milwaukee’s very own Dana Coppa and SPEAK Easy staff their latest exhibition on the Dana Coppa & SPEAK Easy EP. Standing no where’s close…

alex bleeker and the freaks, dont look down

Alex Bleeker and the Freaks: How Far Away

The band-member-turned-soloist transformation has produced some worthwhile works over the past few years, from Lotus Plaza’s well-received work away from Deerhunter to Daniel Rossen’s (the guitarist from Grizzly Bear) perfectly…

the national, trouble will find me

The National: Trouble Will Find Me

Trouble Will Find Me will send chills down your spine every listen.  The National, since their self-titled debut in 2001, has produced some of the most beautiful and dependable music of…

fort knox five

Fort Knox Five: 10 Years of Fort Knox Five

You may not have seen a license plate from Washington, DC, but for more than a decade the tags from the Nation’s Capital have been available with the slogan, “Taxation…

lvmrks, pale fairytale

LVMRKS: Pale Fairytale

What do you get when you mix three seasoned musicians from …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Red Sparowes, and Broken Bells? The appropriate answer is…

deerhunter, monomania

Deerhunter: Monomania

In terms of critical adoration and sheer output, Bradford Cox’s body of work since 2007 can be put up against basically anyone’s. Starting with the hypnotic shoegaze stylings of 2007’s…

Hooded Fang, gravez

Hooded Fang: Gravez

For the past three years, Toronto based indie/rock band Hooded Fang has been consistently releasing album after album. Their 2013 release, Gravez, is an absolute joy to listen to. With…

graham macrae, dundrearies

Graham MacRae: Dundrearies

Silver Lake favorite and LA native Graham MacRae unveils his first full length in four years on his most recent release Dundrearies. Offering up chops both figurative and literal, Dundrearies’ eleven tracks alternate…