Year: 2015
Local Review: Apt – Almost
Apt = Schoolboy Q + Kid Cudi … read more
Local Review: Angel Magic – 2012-2015
Angel Magic harbor a pristine electro-pop sound that’s mood settling and fine-tuned to feel smooth and consistent. … read more
Local Review: Advent Horizon – Stagehound
Advent Horizon = King’s X + Storm Corrosion + The Get Up Kids … read more
Local Review: Afro Omega – American Ital
Afro Omega = Taïro + Black Uhuru … read more
Local Review: Alter Ego – Ego
Ego begins with “Hook It,” a heavy, psych bass line flooded with an opulence of funk. The moment the first wah pummeled my eardrums, I was thrashing my brain about and jerking my shoulders so hard that they were sore for two days after. … read more
Local Review: Active Strand – Hot Lava EP
Active Strand = Arctic Monkeys + Audioslave + Ben Harper … read more
Local Review: 100 Mile House – Self-Titled
100 Mile House Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.06 100 Mile House = American Football + Minus the Bear On my first listen through this EP, I thought, “I bet these guys like Ameri- can Football and Minus the Bear.” Then I went to their Facebook page and saw that under “influences,” they list those two bands …
Local Review: 90s Television – Bad 4 the Tooth
90s Television Bad 4 the Tooth Self-Released Street: 12.12.14 90s Television = Animal Collective + Devendra Banhart + The Strokes Bad 4 the Tooth is a seven-track collection of burned-out, sleepy tunes that sway nicely across bizarre landscapes. With a name like 90s Television, I’ll admit that I had nostalgically charged expectations. However, their style
Review: Communions – Self-titled
Communions = (The Stone Roses x The Drums) + (The Cure x Merchandise) … read more
Review: Geoff Westen – I’m Not Crazy
Geoff Westen = Oingo Boingo + The Cars – David Byrne … read more
Review: Ghost Bath – Moonlover
Ghost Bath = Peste Noir + The Cure … read more
Review: Girlpool – Before The World Was Big
Girlpool Before The World Was Big Wichita Recordings Street: 06.02 Girlpool = Vivian Girls + Juliana Hatfield Much like the little-kid world illustrated on the cover of the album, Before The World Was Big, the debut full-length by duo Girlpool is a colorful, nostalgic and stripped-down work that steadfastly holds the hand of that scared,
