The Growlers have coasted with albums like Gilded Pleasures and Hung at Heart, but deliver something a little different with Chinese Fountain. … read more
The Foreign Resort – The American Dream
The Foreign Resort = A Place to Bury Strangers + early New Order + Swervedriver + The Cure
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The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – Harmlessness
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die = Jawbox +Texas is the Reason +Explosions in the Sky … read more
The Dad Horse Experience – Eating Meatballs…
Dad Horse Experience = (Will Sheff + Pete Seeger) / Thom Yorke
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Still, Almost With You: The Church Return to SLC in Support of an Excellent New Release
2017 gives us Man Woman Life Death Infinity, a gorgeous album that liberally references The Church’s past phases. … read more
Sharon Van Etten @ Metro 2.19 with Nilufer Yanya
Van Etten poured herself out entirely onto the stage, moving a crowd of people with her passion and natural sense of style and purpose. … read more
The Black Queen, Uniform, SRSQ @ Urban Lounge 03.20
The balance of SRSQ’s emotionally wrought performance, Uniform’s chaotic energy, and The Black Queen’s chilly, melodic synths made for a very interesting and musically diverse night. … read more
The National – I Am Easy To Find
The National = Arcade Fire + Sufjan Stevens + Nick Cave … read more
Reviews: Swingin’ Utters
What can I say about the Swinging Utters? That they’re an amazing band that always manages to come up with ways to never sound hackneyed or worn-out. That Poorly Formed ranks amongst this fan’s favorite releases from the band’s nearly quarter-century career. … read more
Reviews: Judicator – Sleepy Plessow
Everything on this album seems to be just a step away from something really special. In a sense, it seems like it was only partially finished, hampered by flat production and a rote, repetitive take on typical power metal riffs. … read more
Reviews: Old Wounds/Trenchfoot – Self-Titled Split
I love this recent resurgence of hardcore bands doing splits—I get two great bands for the price of one. … read more
Reviews: Pantheon of Blood – Tetrasomia
Pantheon of Blood are a Finnish black metal band that’s a little bit down-tempo, comparatively, but also heavy on the bleak atmospheres they set out to create. … read more
