Review: Paul Melançon, “The Get Gos Action Hour”
It looks like candy, but the new Paul Melançon goes far deeper than you'd expect.
Review: Green Day, “Father of All Motherf*****s”
Did the boys just do the most punk thing by delivering their least punk album?
Review: Peel Dream Magazine – “Agitprop Alterna”
Peel Dream Magazine is the moniker Joe Stevens gives his musical creations, with the latest collection titled Agitprop Alterna. Stevens is somewhat a one-man-band, contributing guitars, organ, synth, drones and…
Review: MELK – S/T
It’s really easy to drink the Spencer Kilpatrick Kool-Aid. The Reno-based singer-songwriter has an amazing, even intoxicating handle on pitch-perfect period strut – in most cases, Stax-infused soul – and…
Vinyl Review: Shine – Joni Mitchell
The resurgence of vinyl has several roots. One of them was simply people wanting back to the “old skool” method of listening to music. They believed in a “warmer” sound”.…
Review: Phavors – "Petals"
It’s real tough to find inspiration in central New Jersey. I can vouch – I spent the bulk of my youth in suburban Monmouth County and attest to the overall…
Album Review: The God-Shaped Void by Psychotic Waltz
90’s grunge elements permeate the song set, with some more doom-y Black Sabbath inspirations accenting via Iommi-esque acoustic fluff and Ozzy Osbourne inflected vocals that spew vague menaces wrapped in…
Review: Raphael Weinroth-Browne – "Worlds Within"
Reconsideration, at least in this writer’s case, has been very kind to Raphael Weinroth-Browne. I was introduced last year to the Canadian cellist and post-classical composer by way of Worlds…
Review: Le Petite Mort – "Disco"
The name of the song is “A Piano In The Basement” and, though it closes the 13-track record, it’s the best point where you can enter Disco, the new LP…
Review: House & Hawk – "Pure Emotion" EP
I still harbor conflicted emotions about Mick Jagger Solo Album, the A-for-effort 2016 LP of synthetic pop from House & Hawk. At times inventive and at times oddly polished, the…
Review: Rob Ford Explorer – "Buh Bye"
The reference points behind Rob Ford Explorer’s name ain’t aging that well. Yes yes, Ford in its capitalist wisdom has released a 2020 Explorer – the large print giveth and…
Review: Wayne Everett – “Two Ghosts”
As Wayne Everett fans already know, his gentler solo music is miles away from The Prayer Chain’s alt.rock aggression. Exhibit A: “The Smallest Earthquake,” from his lovely new Two Ghosts…