Martyr Privates: Martyr Privates
Every now and then, along comes an act that just wants to rock. Recent reviewee Thadeus Gonzalez is a great example of someone who…
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Pere Ubu: Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls is Pere Ubu‘s eighteenth studio album. Eighteenth. I don’t even know a handful of bands who have released eighteen albums. If…
Read MoreA Shoreline Dream: The Silent Sunrise
“Melodipsych night music” is an intimidating descriptor for any artist or sonic collective. Could this be a strange blend of Brian Eno, Sigur Ros,…
Read MoreThadeus Gonzalez: Utopian Society
After parting ways with Bay Area act Electric Sister, hard-hitter Thadeus Gonzalez entered the studio to record his solo debut Utopian Society. The result…
Read MoreThe Gaslight Anthem: Get Hurt
Unless you’ve been living under the cliched rock, you know there’s been a surge of bands that generally self-identify as pop-punk (or some derivative…
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Ferrill Gibbs: Significant Trees
The main problem with solo musicians, especially singer-songwriters, is that people tend to forget them too easily. Words and notes bounce around in the…
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New God: Firework
Just as the namesake explosions announce the height of summer on Independence Day, New God‘s sophomore LP Firework might just be the pinnacle of…
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Mike Wojniak: Anima Mundi
On his Facebook artist page, Mike Wojniak lists Bon Iver, Sigur Ros, and Radiohead as influences. This might seem like an odd combination at…
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Anberlin: lowborn
In a world lacking any sort of defined narrative or guiding myth, it’s no surprise that ends rarely exist. Everything is perpetuated by technology,…
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Bad Luck: Cold Bones
One could argue that punk music has never really gone out of style, with a thriving scene in certain U.S. hotspots like New Jersey…
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