Mars Motel @ Mercury Lounge | Making Summer Feel Endless
I took the chance to see Mars Motel live at Mercury Lounge and it was the one of the best spontaneous decisions I’ve made.
Album Reviews
Deafheaven: Ordinary Corrupt Human Love | What Is Love Without Corruption?
I don't think Ordinary Corrupt Human Love is the beginning of the end for Deafheaven, but it might end up being the beginning of a change.
Take My Word For It | Cheval Sombre – Had Enough Blues/Hitch A Ride 7″
Despite being only a 7" with two songs, Cheval Sombre has dropped one of the best releases of the year and you're gonna have to take my word for it.
Okie from Muskogee: Recorded “Live” in Muskogee, OK by Merle Haggard | A Critique of Willful Misinterpretation
“Okie from Muskogee: Recorded ‘Live’ in Muskogee, OK” is a superb and insightful book, one that rejected easy classification, like its subject Merle Haggard.
MANIAC: Dead Dance Club | The Joys of No-Frills Rock Music
So, when Dead Dance Club by MANIAC hit my ears, I was instantly transported back to the front seat of my 1997 Toyota Corolla.
Nine Inch Nails: Violent Witch Event | A Review of the EP Trilogy | 2016-2018
An overall look at Nine Inch Nails from 2016 to 2018 and a review of the EP Trilogy: Not the Actual Events, Add Violence, and Bad Witch (the album).
Country-Fried Dead | Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 26
A combo from two shows in fall 1971, Dave's Picks Vol. 26 shows the Grateful Dead in their stripped-down, country rock period.
Wild Moccasins: Look Together | Breaking Up Sucks, but the Music is Great
when I heard that the new release from Wild Moccasins, Look Together was rooted in the breakup between its two principal members I was worried.
YOB: At Our Raw(est) Heart
Interview with YOB bass player, Aaron Reiseberg on the making of YOB's new album Our Raw Heart and a review of this amazing album.
GAS: Rausch | Music Discovery as a Force for Good
GAS' new album, Rausch is a master class in projecting measured nuance with the capacity to amaze if you peek beneath the surface.