St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Sea of Noise Released September 9th, 2016 R&B old-school revivalists Alabama’s St. Paul and the Broken Bones second LP Sea of Noise was worth the wait. The songwriting is elevated from their 2014… Continue Reading
Angel Olsen – My Woman Released September 2nd, 2016 Singer-songwriter and Asheville, NC resident Angel Olsen’s third album My Woman marks her return after “almost quitting music” following the success of her 2014 breakout Burn Your Fire for No Witness.… Continue Reading
Morgan Delt – Phase Zero Released August 26th, 2016 Morgan Delt jumped to Sub Pop for his second effort, Phase Zero. The album continues Delt’s blend of ’60s psychedelia, acid rock, folk-rock and twisted sunshine pop all filtered through a… Continue Reading
Cold Pumas – The Hanging Valley Released August 26th, 2016 Cold Pumas opt for a shoegazey version of dissonance, duration and repetition on The Hanging Valley. You could quite easily sit listening to The Hanging Valley without paying attention to… Continue Reading
of Montreal – Innocence Reaches Released August 12th, 2016 Kevin Barnes company head more toward an updated glam-pop sound for album fourteen, Innocence Reaches. Of Montreal (Barnes and his revolving roster of a band) have expanded their sound ever so… Continue Reading
Dinosaur Jr. – Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not Released August 5th, 2016 Dinosaur Jr know exactly what they’re good at, and they’re not going to change for anyone. Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, the eleventh studio… Continue Reading
Wild Beasts – Boy King Released August 5th, 2016 Heavy-handed metaphors, check; cringe worthy choruses (and verses), check…The vocals and lyrics on this release reveal the boys of Wild Beasts taking on the tropes of masculinity with the subtlety of… Continue Reading
Descendents – Hypercaffium Spazzinate Released July 29th, 2016 The Descendents’ 2016 album Hypercaffium Spazzinate speaks to the inevitability of adulthood, and how it impacts your life. Those geeky, misfit kids are now middle-aged men. They are all over 50, greyer,… Continue Reading
Viola Beach – Viola Beach Released July 29th, 2016 I always review albums with as little information about the artist as possible on the first listen. Sometimes that’s hard to do with well-known acts, but with smaller indie acts it… Continue Reading
Bear’s Den – Red Earth & Pouring Rain Released July 22nd, 2016 Red Earth & Pouring Rain by this London-based band Bear’s Den falls firmly into the sophomore slump. Perhaps it was the amicable departure of founding member Joey Haynes… Continue Reading