MIEARS: Who Will Save You? | Review and Interview
“I love my keytar. It’s my comfort blanket when performing, but it’s not on the album at all!”
So began my conversation with MIEARS about her debut record.
Album Reviews
Big Sean: I Decided | Nothing Profound or Interesting
I Decided, Big Sean's fourth full-length, sees little in the way of a shake-up sonically, but there are glimpses that Big Sean has upped his game.
Strand Of Oaks: Hard Love | Cathartic Rock N’ Roll For The Soul
Strand Of Oaks delivers just the right amount of emotion, psyche, and attitude to make Hard Love one of the most satisfying records of the year!
Sun Kil Moon: Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood | The Artist Continues to Take a Piss
Sun Kil Moon's Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood barely resembles music. Mark Kozelek continues to use your ears a toilet.
Crystal Fairy’s Molten Sludge Should Revive Rock Radio
Crystal Fairy have created molten sludge. This super-group consisting of The Melvins, Terri Gender Bender, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez have serious chemistry.
The xx: I See You | New Ideas are Good
Is I See You an accessible record that plays with pop sensibilities in ways The xx never attempted in the past? Absolutely.
Code Orange: Forever | Embrace the Menacing Chaos
Code Orange's Forever is that kind of thing Leatherface slices newly deflowered teens to in his remote Texan hovel. A killer hardcore album!
Brian Eno: Reflection | Brilliantly Human Ambient Music
Reflection is not a powerful piece of work but it doesn’t intend to be. This is Brian Eno reconnecting with the changeability & situational purpose of music
Chrome Lakes are Sonic Chameleons on The Cost | Interview and Review
The debut full length, The Cost from Seattle’s Chrome Lakes is a bridge builder for rock appreciators. Chrome Lakes’ sound is a sonic chameleon.
Ryan Adams: Prisoner | Not Perfect And Directly Personal
Prisoner is not a perfect album, and truthfully no Ryan Adams album is perfect. When it works, it really works, but it’s not a “fun” record by any means.