Album Review: The Divine Comedy, “Office Politics”
The newest from Neil Hannon and company doesn't quite stick the landing.
Review: Rachael McElhiney – “Apricot Trees”
“You gotta bleed a little bit to put on the show,” Rachael McElhiney sings on a track from Apricot Trees, an EP of four, folk-soul demos she quietly self-released last…
Review: Old Game – “Lunatics” EP
Lunatics, the excellent new four-song EP from Pittsburgh-based quartet Old Game, out June 22, starts with the thump-thump-thump of bass guitar and drums in enveloping and snarling syncopation. But, it’s…
ALBUM REVIEW: V/A, “Soul Explosion”
What was created as a centerpiece of a “movement” was born out of necessity and urgency. Fifty years after its initial appearance, it’s a landmark of greatness, pure and simple.…
ALBUM REVIEW: Southern Avenue, “Keep On”
Memphis’ Southern Avenue has just released their sophomore effort, Keep On and in a word, they do just that – they keep on. Their self-titled debut in 2017 turned a…
Review: Jean-Michel Jarre, “Equinoxe Infinity”
Jean-Michel Jarre’s sequel to the groundbreaking original Equinoxe (1978) is likable. That’s part of the problem. In the past ten years, electronic music has been crowned the king of all…
Review: Whitesnake, “Flesh & Blood”
Maybe in our heads we can still move mountains, but our aches and pains reveal another truth.
ALBUM REVIEW: GIRLS ON GRASS, “Dirty Power”
The sophomore album from Brooklyn, New York’s Girls On Grass is an even bigger thrill than their debut; from the first beat and guitar notes, you know that this band…
Review: Starflyer 59, “Young In My Head”
There is a handful of bands that I actively look forward to new music from, but only a small subset of this will get the pre-order treatment. These have earned…
Review: Billie Eilish, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
The music media has made a lot of Billie Eilish’s debut full-length album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, and for good reason. The 17-year-old, a Soundcloud…
Review: Pak – “Bestial”
I once wrote that Ron Anderson is the best kind of madman. Today, with Bestial, his trio PAK’s fourth LP, he again proves he’s worth all the breathless, rave reviews…
ALBUM REVIEW: THE CAMPFIRE FLIES, “Sparks Like Little Stars”
The Campfire Flies are a songwriter’s dream sextet, bringing together some of New Jersey’s most acclaimed indie-rock writers and performers: John and Toni Baumgartner and Ed Seifert (Speed The Plough),…