Albums Of The Week: Adult School | No Party
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: Adult School write music incorporating elements of emo, indie rock and power pop blended into contemporary punk foundations. Started by Anton Benedicto and Nick Wuebben,...
Albums Of The Week: Eggy | With Gusto
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “With Gusto is the sophomore album from Australian surrealist-pop outfit Eggy.
Lavish with opulence and dripping in surrealism, With Gusto is a vivid labyrinth of intricate...
Albums Of The Week: ZZ Top | Raw
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Raw is a new live album from the original line up of ZZ Top — Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill — created...
Albums Of The Week: iskwē & Tom Wilson | Mother Love
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Juno-winning artists iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (Cree Métis) and Tom Wilson | Tehoh’ahake (Mohawk) may seem an unusual pairing, given her high-concept recordings and live shows,...
Albums Of The Week: Ty Segall | Hello, Hi
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Tossing down straight acoustic shots with electric guitar back, Hello, Hi rides through the valley of yer ol' Canyon legends, finding an isolated place to...
Albums Of The Week: Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera | Long Nights of Summer: The...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In the spring of 1967, London Mod/Soul act The Five Proud Walkers staged a musical volte-face after supporting underground sensations The Pink Floyd. They duly...
Albums Of The Week: Ben Harper | Bloodline Maintenance
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Ben Harper’s eagerly anticipated, fiercely personal and deeply soulful 17th studio album Bloodline Maintenance was largely inspired by the loss of a long-time friend and...
Albums Of The Week: The Sadies | Colder Streams
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Colder Streams is the long-awaited and highly anticipated 11th studio album from The Sadies — and the Toronto quartet’s final studio recording with founding member...
Albums Of The Week: Dawes | Misadventures Of Doomscroller
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Produced by longtime collaborator Jonathan Wilson (Billy Strings, Father John Misty, Angel Olsen), Misadventures Of Doomscroller represents an adventurous new turn for Dawes, evincing a...
Albums Of The Week: Jack White | Entering Heaven Alive
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Entering Heaven Alive is the fifth studio album from Jack White, founding member of The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. True to his...
Classic Album Review: Marah | Float Away With the Friday Night Gods
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):
Reinvention is the double-edged...
Classic Album Review: Robert Plant | Dreamland
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):
Let’s face it: Almost...
Classic Album Review: Dave Matthews Band | Busted Stuff
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):
Officially, Busted Stuff is...
Classic Album Review: Darius Rucker | Back to Then
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):
Yeah, that’s right —...
Classic Album Review: Counting Crows | Hard Candy
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):
With their morose lyrics...