Thunder Pie | How to Grow Old Gracefully When Everyone Else is Doing It...
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.’
— Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Even now, in the evening with the hot water running over my hands, I am half asleep. Given...
Albums Of The Week: John Lurie | Painting With John Soundtrack
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the penultimate episode of his widely popular and critically acclaimed HBO series Painting With John, its creator John Lurie sat in a Manhattan recording studio,...
Albums Of The Week: The Fourth Wall | Return Forever
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “What is the price we pay for joy, and is it worth it? The thread of this question runs taut through The Fourth Wall’s new...
Albums Of The Week: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis | The Messthetics and...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Instrumental trio The Messthetics join forces with acclaimed jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis for their new self-titled album.
The Messthetics formed in 2016 and is made...
Albums Of The Week: Boeckner | Boeckner!
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Daniel Boeckner understands the grit and gravel that accumulates in the heart and that it takes an unwavering courage to crack through that clutter and...
Albums Of The Week: Kacey Musgraves | Deeper Well
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Seven-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves returns with her fifth studio album Deeper Well, which she co-produced with longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk.
Inspired by...
Albums Of The Week: Beans | Boots N Cats
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Serving up 11 tracks of rhythmic garage-psych goodness, Boots N Cats is the third full-length from Melbourne outfit Beans and the first of two albums...
Albums Of The Week: Andwellas Dream / Andwella | To Dream
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Hold on to your mind!
Led by Belfast-born phenom David Lewis, Andwella made three LPs circa 1970 for London’s Reflection label, redolent with Cream-y rock workouts,...
Albums Of The Week: Kid Kapichi | There Goes The Neighbourhood
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Kid Kapichi’s There Goes The Neighbourhood is their third album in as many years.
More to the point, it's a statement of intent from one of...
Albums Of The Week: The Dandy Warhols | Rockmaker
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The cheekiest band in the land are back with Rockmaker, The Dandy Warhols’ 12th album. Produced and recorded by the band at their studio/funhouse The...
Albums Of The Week: The Black Crowes | Happiness Bastards
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Black Crowes are leaving the bullshit in the past.
Some 15 years after their last album of original music, the Robinson Brothers present Happiness Bastards,...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Your Little Art Collection
There are some albums I buy solely for the artwork. And I don't mean, "Hey, that looks cool... Here's hoping it is!" I'm talking about records I buy with...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Greetings! Welcome! Take Your Seat!
I have a clear memory of reading the lyrics to Hello Hooray, printed on the inner sleeve of the copy of Billion Dollar Babies I got for my tenth...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | OMG Sphex!
It happened again: I inherited a box of dusty old records with a treasure inside.
If you ever come across some obscure Canadian vinyl you've never heard of before —...
Classic Album Review: Lost Prophets | Start Something
This came out in 2004 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Trust me — the...
