Album Review
Review: Zach Bryan — With Heaven on Top
The record is Bryan’s messiest. He’s all over the place in the perfect way. He oscillates between gentle and upbeat, never sitting still long enough to process. … read more
Local Review: Valhalla — Singing In Regret
Rather than obscuring meaning, Valhalla captivates the listener before punching them in the face with a straightforward sentiment difficult to misinterpret. … read more
Local Review: CLUB MUNGO — GRASSHOPPER
GRASSHOPPER is deeply nostalgic — for a past we’ll never get back, for a future we may never reach, for an endless summer that lives inside our heads. … read more
Review: Florence + the Machine — Everybody Scream
Florence + the Machine’s Everybody Scream is full of breathless pleas, praying and preaching from the realms of reality and depths of imagination meld together. … read more
Review: LANY — Soft
This album is precious. Like the title track and opener say, it is soft. It’s delicate. It’s a little hard to listen to if you aren’t in the throes of romance. … read more
Local Review: Dysregulation — Self-Titled
Across the five tracks, Dysregulation show they have the skills and artistic talent to get that dizzying and frightening feeling across and into your own skull. … read more
Review: Melody’s Echo Chamber — Unclouded
Melody’s Echo Chamber is the musical project of French musician Melody Prochet. Her latest album Unclouded is a shock to the senses. … read more
Review: Thien Dragon — CHAOS GARDEN
With low-poly graphics, dreamy pinks and purples and video game references, Thien Dragon’s world is a fun, playful adventure that lets you release your stress. … read more
Local Review: The Narcs — Local Hero
The Narcs operate much like a jam band, using a democratic approach with different members taking the lead at different times in the varying grooves they create. … read more
Review: Portugal. The Man — SHISH
If any band can pivot with confidence, it is Portugal. The Man. SHISH plays as both a reckoning and a renewal. It is lean, loud and full of character. … read more
Local Review: Steal Fate — Sovereign
Steal Fate sounds like an army trying to gatecrash through your speakers, and it makes you wonder how three people can get so loud. … read more
Local Review: 0V10amps — 2
On the surface, 2 is a blend of three 20th-century rock genres that I love: glam metal, psychedelic and punk. But the more I listened, and the more sounds I heard … read more
