Elton John: 17-11-70 (RSD 2017 Reissue) | The Early Years
Elton John wasn’t always, well, Elton John. The 2017 RSD reissue of 17-11-70 is an exciting look at John as an energetic performer on the cusp of fame.
Album Reviews
Saint Etienne: Home Counties | Wishing for the Past and Failing
I am trying to think of positives outside of a few good songs, but it is far too long and there is little consistency on Saint Etienne's Home Counties.
CTRL Our Thoughts on SZA
Ctrl is the debut album of the bohemian baha chic Jersey native, Ctrl is a let's spy into the mind of a twenty something creative named SZA.
A Lost Soundtrack Uncovered At Last: Thelonious Monk | Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
In 1959, Thelonious Monk recorded his only soundtrack. Unissued for decades, Sam Records issued them in a 2-LP set in 2017. M Milner looks at this lost LP.
No Place Like Home with Meatwound
Tampa's Meatwound talks travel tips for their hometown while we review their insanely good new LP Largo. Strangely sexually charged perspective.
Understanding Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up By Hiking In The Wilderness
Repeated listens of Fleet Foxes' new LP Crack Up yield new secrets, writes Daniel Carlson, who explains it's connection to the rugged outback of Washington.
Wilsen: I Go Missing In My Sleep | An Homage to Stillness
Wilsen's intricate, complex, and engaging debut LP, I Go Missing In My Sleep sounds like the settling of stars into wave patterns.
A Day on the D.C. Metro with Jay Som’s Everybody Works
I added Jay Som’s latest release, Everybody Works, to my phone and hit play upon arriving at the bus stop. Here’s the internal monologue that followed.
Danzig: Black Laden Crown | The Dying Elephant In The Room
On his eleventh studio album 'Black Laden Crown', Danzig plays to his strengths of blues metal guitar riffs and questionable vocals.
Roger Waters’ Is This the Life We Really Want?
Roger Waters' Is This the Life We Really Want? is the album we all need in our lives to reflect on, to let sink in our consumerist, blind minds.