Review: Pan-American – “A Son”
A Son is the name of Chicagoan Mark Nelson’s latest release as Pan-American, out last week via Kranky. And, even by Pan-American standards, it is a startlingly human and naked…
Review: Fox Medicine – “Procedures Mystique”
No less an authority on sludge and the seedy intersection of punk and metal than Melvins/Tool board-helmer Toshi Kasai recently described Portland duo Fox Medicine as an amalgamation of “Black…
Review: Pray For Sound – “Waves”
Sorry, I don’t dig on proselytizing. So, okay I’m biased. And when I heard, via advance PR notes, that the quartet Pray For Sound was out to preach (connotation intended)…
Review: Raygun Cowboys – “Tales About Life, The Road, and Life on the Road”
The new record from Raygun Cowboys – Tales About Life, The Road, and Life on The Road, out yesterday via UK-based Diablo Records – features a few great blasts of…