Ladytron: Time’s Arrow
If the Liverpool electropop band Ladytron had to be summed up in one word, it would be reliable. Since their formation in 1999, the…
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White Lung: Premonition
On Premonition, the new album from Canadian punks White Lung, drummer Anne-Marie Vassiliou, singer Mish Barber-Way, and guitarist Kenneth William rip through ten songs…
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Dry Cleaning: Stumpwork
One must assume the “Dry” in the British post-punk band Dry Cleaning’s name is in part due to lead singer Florence Shaw’s deadpan delivery…
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Archers of Loaf: Reason in Decline
Reason in Decline, the first studio album from North Carolina veteran indie rockers Archers of Loaf in nearly a quarter century, is a mostly…
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The Orielles: Tableau
What a difference a pandemic makes. The last time we reviewed a release by The Orielles was at the beginning of 2020 for their…
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Gogol Bordello: Solidaritine
Given the international attention being paid to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world is ripe for a new album by Gogol Bordello. Led…
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Osees: A Foul Form
Osees’ A Foul Form is a short, violent, angry masterpiece. The vocals, allegedly recorded by self-confessed control freak John Dwyer while suffering from COVID,…
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Stella Donnelly: Flood
Almost immediately upon its release, Stella Donnelly’s debut album Beware of the Dogs caught the attention of indie-heads around the world. The Australian singer-songwriter…
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Boris: Heavy Rocks 2022
If you like your music heavy, like pummel your ears and brain relentlessly with sludgy bass, screaming guitar solos, shouted lyrics, and punishing drumming…
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Chat Pile: God’s Country
Of all the sludge-metal acts working in the present tense, Oklahoma City’s Chat Pile is making an easy case for its position in the…
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