Albums Of The Week: Opeth | The Last Will And Testament

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Opeth are one of the most important bands in metal music. Their unique sound and compelling storytelling made them a genre leader and highly respected...

Albums Of The Week: Marilyn Manson | One Assassination Under God Chapter 1

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “One Assassination Under God Chapter 1 is the 12th album by Marilyn Manson and features the singles As Sick As The Secrets Within, Raise The...

Albums Of The Week: Ice Cube | Man Down

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Six years since his last solo album, one of hip-hop’s living legends returns with a conceptual body of work in Man Down. This 19-song collection...

Albums Of The Week: Kim Deal | Nobody Loves You More

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Nobody Loves You More is Kim Deal’s debut album, although it’s technically not her first release under her own name. She self-released a five-part, 10-song...

Albums Of The Week: Crossbone Skully | Evil World Machine

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Crossbone Skully is an avenging superhero from outer space, returning to Earth to save the world and reconnect with his lost deity love Piper and...

Albums Of The Week: Cracker | Alternative History: A Retrospective

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “To the uninitiated, Cracker might seem to be just another ’90s alt-rock band. However, fans recognize that they are much more than that, having skillfully...

Albums Of The Week: The Coward Brothers | The Coward Brothers

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:“The exact relationship between Henry (T Bone Burnett) and Howard Coward (Elvis Costello) remains ambiguous. They often referred to themselves as “one and a half brothers,”...

Albums Of The Week: Coilguns | Odd Love

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Odd Love is a way to summarize our relationship with music in itself, the overall music business and our band life,” says Coilguns’ Louis Jucker....

Albums Of The Week: Michael Kiwanuka | Small Changes

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Small Changes is the followup to Michael Kiwanuka’s eponymous third LP, the Mercury Prize-winning and Grammy-nominated Kiwanuka. Small Changes was produced alongside Danger Mouse and Inflo, the...

Albums Of The Week: Father John Misty | Mahashmashana

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After a decade being born, Josh Tillman is finally busy dying. Mahashmashana is the sixth album by Father John Misty. It was produced by Tillman and...

Albums Of The Week: Bill Callahan | Holy Grail – Bill Callahan’s Smog, Dec....

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “December 2001, Maida Vale: Bill Callahan’s Smog perform with demonstrative zeal for their British witness at the BBC, shimmering and hissing with a Lynchian vibe...

Albums Of The Week: Body Count | Merciless

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The title of Body Count’s latest album sums up Ice-T and his Grammy-grabbing crew. They’ve persevered over social opposition, personal tragedies, and an army of...

Albums Of The Week: Heavy Moss | Dead Slow

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Formed in 2022 from a spontaneous reunion between Lucas Harwood (King Gizzard) and Sam Ingles, Heavy Moss blend mesmerizing psych-rock with lush dreampop on their...

Steve Schmolaris’s Single Review: FlyIvee | Came Back Around

Some images are iconic. Marilyn Monroe trying her darnedest to cover her crotch. Albert Einstein sticking out his tongue. Donald Trump fist-pumping the air after being shot in the...

Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | What Sweet Music They Make

Normally I read a mountain of music biographies, but I decided to re-read Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic horror masterpiece, Dracula. My gawd, it's well written. There's no music in...

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