Review: Deerhunter – Monomania

Review: Deerhunter – Monomania
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This album is a bit of a change for Deerhunter—a bit less shoegazy and experimental, and a lot more fun. … read more

Review: Cuckoo Chaos

Review: Cuckoo Chaos
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This is one of the best demos and rarities compilations that I have heard. Usually rarities albums are choppy and inconsistent, with each song being recorded at a different time, and there are usually some pretty shitty songs. This feels like a cohesive album with a central theme, but that isn’t to say there aren’t slight variances. … read more

Review: Big Deal – June Gloom

Review: Big Deal – June Gloom
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Though it opens on a gloomy note (which had me worried I was reviewing another downtrodden shoegaze album) with “Golden Light,” the album quickly morphs into cutesy upbeat dream pop that borders on twee. … read more

Review: Armed With Legs – Self Titled

Review: Armed With Legs – Self Titled
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To stand out as a two-piece you have to be creative. You are starting off at a disadvantage, and even if you are damn-decent, at best you will be getting compliments laced with qualifiers … read more

Local Reviews: Spell Talk

Local Reviews: Spell Talk
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It must be tough being a southern rock band from northern Utah, but Spell Talk has it down.  I haven’t been able to see these guys live since guitarist Dylan Roe joined the band, and this definitely isn’t how I remembered them sounding. … read more

Local Reviews: Bears On Parade

Local Reviews: Bears On Parade
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I am supposed to avoid vague, nonsensical descriptions when writing a review, but this album is slightly vague and nonsensical, so fuck it. This album is like a swim through a cave of glitter followed by that slimy feeling you get after showering in soft water.  … read more

Local Reviews: Mantra Monsta

Local Reviews: Mantra Monsta
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This release starts off strong with a song that sort of sounds like a noise interpretation of Devendra Banhart’s “Fall,” but it quickly degrades into an unintelligible mess. For the most part, it sounds like something one would record with friends after getting drunk and playing instruments you are completely unfamiliar with. … read more

Local Reviews: Albino Father

Local Reviews: Albino Father
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Earlier this year, Albino Father released Blanket, and they returned six months later with a far more mature album. The opening track’s intro sounds like it was stolen from a White Stripes album, but the vocal melodies are more reminiscent of the British Invasion. … read more

Local Reviews: Albino Father

Local Reviews: Albino Father
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This Futurists side project is, unsurprisingly, one of the better sounding, current local projects. With bluesy folk-guitar riffs, the whole EP tends to ramble on in the least boring way possible. … read more

Local Reviews: Inland

Local Reviews: Inland
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With noodly, undistorted guitar lines and constant high hat in the forefront showcasing emotional vocals and thinly veiled romantic lyrics, Inland sounds exactly how I’d imagine Kickball did in high school.  … read more