The Evening Attraction: The End, Again | Finding Humor In Chaos
Chicago-based retro rockers The Evening Attraction use slick production and dark humor on their new album, The End, Again to combat the ugliness of a world in chaos.
Album Reviews
Album Review: Moby’s Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt is better than its cover art, but not by much
Moby's new album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt is not an inherently bad album, but it’s also not inherently good. However, it is much better than the atrocious cover art.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Wrong Creatures | Changed Creatures?
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club may still be as miserable as ever, but every band deserves a second chance. Their new album Wrong Creatures showcases enough maturity and confidence to redeem themselves.
Jerry Garcia: GarciaLive Vol. 10 – May 20, 1990 | Hawaiian Holiday
To Deadheads, 1990 was a special year for Jerry Garcia, and volume 10 of the GarciaLive series shows why. It's a rollicking show in Hawaii with plenty of covers, guitar solos, and good vibes.
xxxy – A Fleeting Moment | Disco + House = Fun!
xxxy's new 12" "A Fleeting Moment" is deeply rooting in both house and disco. Giving you everything you need to keep your body moving....even if that's a sin.
Somali Yacht Club: The Sea vs. Weedpecker: III | A Lesson Never to Judge a Book by Its Cover
Pinpointing music should always be managed through the ears, so much becomes evident while spinning both Somali Yacht Club’s The Sea and Weedpecker's III.
The Shins: Heartworms | Background Shopping Music
“It’s fine” sums up Heartworms - and the Shins entire catalogue. They probably couldn’t do a better job even if they tried. They’re just not capable... it’s an “X factor” thing.
They Might Be Giants: I Like Fun | Less Is Always More
With twenty albums under their belts, They Might Be Giants continue to give their all. But I Like Fun proves even the most seasoned band could use a good editor. Eddie Carter reviews.
Leslie Pintchik: You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl
Leslie Pintchik's sixth LP You Eat My Food, You Drink My Wine, You Steal My Girl, is a good, enjoyable collection of jazz, sprinkled with her unique sense of humour, writes M Milner.
No Place Like Home with At The Heart of the World
At The Heart of The World just released their new album, Rotting Forms on Glory Kid and to celebrate we ask the electronic darkwave duo their favorite things about current home-base, Portland.