Music
Review: Dog Party – Vol. 4
Dog Party Vol. 4 Asian Man Records Street: 06.16 Dog Party = The Muffs + Baby Shakes The beauty here is the power that Dog Party blasts out behind their poppy simplicity. I mean, what’s not to like in an album that is shrouded in the innocence of punchy, heavy guitar riffs and ’90s-influenced punk
Review: The Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird is...
The Tallest Man on Earth = Bob Dylan + Bon Iver … read more
Review: The Kahless Clone – An Endless Loop
The Kahless Clone = The Album Leaf + Mogwai … read more
Review: Iva Dawn – The Only One
Iva Dawn The Only One Triple Pop Street: 02.10 Iva Dawn = Florence + The Machine + Cate Le Bon The Only One is Iva Dawn’s six-track debut EP that came to life with the help of a Kickstarter campaign. Whitney Mower is originally from Provo, Utah, but left the LDS church and Salt Lake
Review: Weed – Running Back
Weed Running Back Lefse Records Street: 04.07 Weed = Whirr + Best Coast Despite their very on-the-nose name, I’m not sure I’d want to listen to the band Weed’s new album while under the influence of any kind of substance, though that is probably more of a testament to my delicate state of mind than
Review: Snoop Dogg – Bush
Snoop Dogg = Daft Punk + old Dr. Dre … read more
Review: Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed
Wiegedood De Doden Hebben Het Goed Consouling Sounds Street: 05.08 Wiegedood = Gorgoroth + Merrimack Wiegedood play a furious style of black metal that has an inherent viciousness. The tracks are longer and seep into your psyche, shaking you from the inside. The riffs are intelligent and memorable, and the songwriting is structured just right
Review: LA Font – Hangtime Vol. 1 EP
LA Font Hangtime Vol. 1 EP Fleeting Youth Records Street: 04.23 LA Font = The Cute Lepers + Elvis Costello LA Font traverse the gray line of power pop and electric rock n’ roll with a display of wonderful ease. Their EP, Hangtime Vol. 1, cuts through the dull void of silence with a pronounced
Review: Lone – Lemurian
Lone = Machinedrum + Nujabes + DMT Tapes FL … read more
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: Jenny Hval – Apocalypse, girl
Jenny Hval Apocalypse, girl Sacred Bones Street: 06.09 Jenny Hval = Laurie Anderson + Kate Bush + FKA Twigs Apocalypse, girl is intimate, redolent of how an experimental documentary art film might translate to sound. Jenny Hval pervades her reality with musings about her state of being in the world—how she wants to live and
Review: Sick of Sarah – Anthem EP
Sick Of Sarah = Blink 182 + Josie and the Pussycats … read more