Vancouver’s The Shilohs position themselves adjacent to power pop trail-blazers Big Star and Badfinger, though their sound more closely resembles another band indebted to the Alex Chiltons of the world: Olivia Tremor Control. … read more
Review: The Ghost Wolves – Man, Woman, Beast
The Ghost Wolves Man, Woman, Beast Plowboy Records Street: 05.27 The Ghost Wolves = Highasakite + Blood Orange + The White Stripes Punk infused blues/rock has never sounded sexier than it has on The Ghost Wolves first full length album, Man, Woman, Beast. The Austin TX based duo first started wandering around the mainstream back
Review: The Clean – Anthology (Reissue)
The Clean Anthology (Reissue) Merge Records Street: 07.15 The Clean = The Chills + The Bats Flying Nun Records. The Dunedin Sound. If these words don’t incite you to a jangle pop riot (or to buy this $44 quadruple LP), then here’s one last lazy description: The Clean are to indie rock what The Beatles
Review: The Dandy Warhols – Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
The Dandy Warhols Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia: Live At the Wonder Beat the World/The End Records Street: 01.27 The Dandy Warhols = Oasis + Velvet Underground – Brian Jonestown Massacre 2014 is a year of many anniversaries in indie music. Kurt Cobain’s suicide tends to overshadow the rest, but 1994 was also the year
Review: The Blue Angel Lounge – A Sea of Trees
The Blue Angel Lounge A Sea of Trees A Recordings Street: 05.20 The Blue Angel Lounge = Screen Vinyl Image + Nico The influence of German-born singer Nico on The Blue Angel Lounge doesn’t stop at their name, which is taken from the venue in New York City where she first played in the U.S.
Review: The Dirty Lungs – Self-Titled
The Dirty Lungs = John Frusciante x Deep Purple + Black Lips … read more
Review: The Front Bottoms – Rose EP
The Front Bottoms = (Cake – Against Me!) + Violent Femmes … read more
Review: The Goddamn Gallows – The Maker
When it’s hard to describe a band’s sound, I consider that a victory from the jump, because that means they’ve achieved something rarely or never heard before. The Goddamn Gallows are creepy hillbilly punk with a touch of gypsy thrown in. … read more
Review: The Calamity Cubes! – Old World’s Ocean
There has been another surge of old-school style country over the last few years, and The Calamity Cubes! are a part of the wave. … read more
Review: The Gaslight Anthem – Get Hurt
Get Hurt is The Gaslight Anthem’s awkward phase. Overproduced and lacking in any sincerity, I haven’t felt this turned off by an album since hearing Hanni El Khatib. … read more
Review: The Haunted – Exit Wounds
Is this record a glimpse into the upcoming At The Gates album which will feature three Haunted members? It’s a worthwhile assumption, but not relevant here. … read more
Review: The Devin Townsend Project – Z2
The Devin Townsend Project = Ocean Machine + Strapping Young Lad + Gojira … read more
