Albums Of The Week: Guided by Voices | Crystal Nuns Cathedral
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The mighty Guided By Voices have unleashed upon the world their 35th and quite possibly best album, Crystal Nuns Cathedral. How do they do it...
Albums Of The Week: Bloc Party | Alpha Games
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Alpha Games is Bloc Party’s first studio album since 2016’s Hymns and the first written and recorded with Justin Harris on bass and Louise Bartle on...
Classic Album Review: Sonny Landreth | The Road We’re On
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
On the road of...
Classic Album Reviews: Various Artists | Orange County + I Am Sam Soundtracks
These came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got them. Here’s what I said about them back then (with some minor editing):
Much like the average...
Albums Of The Week: Moby | Reprise
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Reprise sees Moby revisiting and reimagining musical highlights from his 30-year career. Together with the Budapest Art Orchestra, he has re-envisioned some of his most...
Now Hear This: UFO | Strangers In The Night Deluxe Edition
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: UFO’s Strangers in The Night is regarded by many as one of the greatest live albums of all time, it captured the band at the...
Albums Of The Week: Qiyuapik | Rebel Music / E5-2143
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In many ways, James Ungalaq’s origin story isn’t all that different from many others. Born to parents living off the land and isolated from neighbouring...
Classic Album Review: Robert Earl Keen | Gravitational Forces
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
For a guy who’s...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 17-23 • The Long List: 275 Releases On...
It's the middle of January. The holidays bills are coming due. The weather sucks. The sun sets before dinner. Omicron is raging. You're stuck inside the house. Again. But...
Classic Album Review: Couch | Profane
This came out in 2001 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
When some folks hear...
Ezra Furman | Twelve Nudes
WHO IS HE? The androgynous indie-rock provocateur and cult hero from Chicago whose widespread critical acclaim has not yet generated the commercial success he so richly deserves.
WHAT IS THIS?...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From June 25, 1999
Two decades ago, new albums from Cibo Matto, Luscious Jackson and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say about them back...
Classic Album Review: Sex Mob | Sex Mob Does Bond
This came out in 2002 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Do we really need...
Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts | The Sonet Anthology
THE PRESS RELEASE: "Their name may have made them sound more like rock ’n’ roll revivalists, but during the late ’60s and early ’70s, Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts...
Classic Album Review: Bottleneck | Late Nights, Early Mornings
This came out in 2003 – or at least that's when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
It turns out that...
