J. Cole: 2014 Forest Hills Drive
I’ve never been a big fan of defining myself by where I’m from. With that said, I live and work in North Carolina and…
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Matthew Squires & The Learning Disorders: Where The Music Goes To Die
“Although it seems beyond belief, there does not exist a single piece of music, not composed within the last forty years, that is regarded…
Read MoreEx Hex: Rips
On your mark. Get set. Go. That feels like the most appropriate way I could start a review about Rips, the debut album from…
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Weezer: Everything Will Be Alright In The End
“I am the greatest man that ever lived/I was born to give.” These were the words of Rivers Cuomo, sung over his favorite “Simple…
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Interpol: El Pintor
At face value, El Pintor translates into English as “the painter.” If you take a look at the cover art for Interpol’s fifth studio…
Read MoreBusdriver: Perfect Hair
Art is weird, man. A glimpse into the inner workings of an artist’s brain can be both awesome and terrifying. It can inspire or…
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Bishop Allen: Lights Out
It is rather fitting that the first album from indie-rock outfit Bishop Allen was titled Charm School. I can think of no more fitting…
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Dirty Lungs: Dirty Lungs
The internet tells me that rock outfit Dirty Lungs is from Birmingham, AL and they released an album in 2014. You would never actually…
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Michael Bellar And The As-Is Ensemble: Oh No Oh Wow
There aren’t any lyrics on Oh No Oh Wow, the latest album from alt-jazz outfit Michael Bellar and The As-Is Ensemble. Some of the…
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Parquet Courts: Sunbathing Animal
“I feel like it’s important to make this band different.” That was the sentiment Parquet Courts’ frontman Andrew Savage recently shared with Grantland’s Steven…
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