The Feelies = The Velvet Underground + Yo La Tengo … read more
Review: The Feelies – In Between
Review: The Flatliners – Inviting Light
The Flatliners = Hot Water Music + Alkaline Trio + mid-2000s Against Me! … read more
Review: The Devil’s In the Details – Saint Etienne’s “Home Counties”
While not specifically a direct concept album like its two predecessors precisely—despite there being a recurring theme of suburbia and suburban life—Saint Etienne have taken some inspiration from their luminous back-catalog and reinvested it into their always stellar songcraft skills in “Home Counties.” … read more
Review: The Devils – Iron Butt
The Devils = Das Clamps + Brain Bagz + Guitar Wolf … read more
Review: The Breeders – All Nerve
The Breeders + The Amps + Throwing Muses + Little Trouble Girl … read more
Review: The Body – I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer
The Body = Khanate + Bauhaus + Kate Bush … read more
Review: The Blankz – White Baby/Sissy Glue 7″
The Blankz = Devo + The Epoxies + The Spits … read more
Review: The Coathangers — The Devil You Know
Needless to say I am “hooked” on The Coathanger’s The Devil You Know. It got me like a Little Ceasar’s pizza—hot n’ ready for more. … read more
Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Brian Jonestown Massacre = BJM ‘90s + BJM 2000s … read more
Review: The Drums – Brutalism
The Drums = Architecture In Helsinki + Interpol … read more
Review: The Great Depression – Unconscious Pilot
THE GREAT DEPRESSION UNCONSCIOUS PILOT Princess As the name of the band might suggest, The Great Depression, this lot create music with a predominantly mellow and melancholy tone. Not to say that there isn’t some lovely drum work to keep things from bottoming out and the occasional piano bit to swing away from the cascading
Review: The Black Swans – Who will Walk In The Darkness With You?
THE BLACK SWANS WHO WILL WALK IN THE DARKNESS WITH YOU? Delmore Recording Society Having recently listened to The Tiger Lillies masterpiece Shockheaded Peter: A Junk Opera I was primed for a slice of this overtly theatrical debut release from Jerry DeCicca and Co. What makes Shockheaded Peter brilliant is that even though it is
