The Manvils | Reaction Arrow
Life, I am frequently reminded, is all about balance. Gotta admit I haven't exactly been able to master that one yet. Maybe I ask the men of The Manvils...
Pottery | Welcome to Bobby’s Motel
I have stayed in more than my share of motels over the decades. And far as I can tell, one roadside inn is pretty much the same as the...
Khruangbin | Mordechai
In the beginning, there was The Groove. And The Groove — in its many exotic, earthy, ethereal and esoteric forms — was good. It was true. It never did...
Second Arrows | Second Arrows
There are metal bands. There are punk bands. There are noise-rock bands. There are thrash bands. There are grindcore bands. There are metalcore bands. There are stoner bands. There...
Raleigh Ritchie | Andy
Grey Worm sings! OK, sings again. Game of Thrones fans who have been paying attention may already know that Raleigh Ritchie is actually the alter-ego of actor Jacob Anderson...
Corb Lund | Agricultural Tragic
You can always count on a cowboy. Well, almost always. Take Corb Lund. For the past couple of decades, the everyman country-rock singer-songwriter and his crew of Hurtin' Albertans...
Nadine Shah | Kitchen Sink
Men really need to shut up and start listening to women. If there's one lesson I've truly tried to learn over the course of my idiotic existence, that's it....
Ray LaMontagne | Monovision
Ray LaMontagne has always been his own man. But on his eighth album Monovision, the singer-songwriter takes the concept to the max — he penned, played and produced every single...
Frank Zappa & The Mothers | The Mothers 1970
Sometimes a little goes a long way. Case in point: Frank Zappa’s 1970 incarnation of The Mothers. The short-lived lineup (and the first to use the abridged band name)...
Haim | Women in Music Pt. III
"I’ve been down," Haim admit midway through Women in Music Pt. III. No shit, Sally. From the opening words of the California sisters' third full-length ("Los Angeles / Give...
Pitching Camp | 6 Recent Bandcamp Releases To Check Out Right Now
I follow hundreds of artists and labels on Bandcamp, and find more to keep track of every damn day. Here are six recent discoveries I'm digging right now. You've...
Back Stories | My Album Reviews From June 23, 2000
Two decades ago, new albums from XTC, Alice Cooper, Duran Duran, Royal Trux and others were spinning away in my portable CD player. Here’s what I had to say...
Black Devil Disco Club | Lucifer Is a Flower
God may have all the choirs and gospel singers, but Satan still has the best music. Look no further than the latest joints from Black Devil Disco Club (OK,...
Atavist | III: Absolution
Everybody's in a goddamn rush all the time. Everyone except the doom-metal dudes of Atavist, that is. It's been more than 12 years since their last album II: Ruined...
Crooked Heart | Perpetual Twilight
As soon as I punched play on this sucker, the first thought that popped into my noggin was: 'I'll bet my left one that these mofos are a power...
