Flohio | Wild Yout
WHAT I SAY: This young London rapper is turning countless heads — and earning waves of rapturous ink — in her homeland. And while there has never been a...
Bullfrog | High Flyer
WHAT I SAY: Screw imitation; authenticity is really the sincerest form of flattery. And blues-rock bands don't come much more authentic-sounding than Bullfrog, this long-serving power trio from Italy....
Lee Hazlewood’s Woodchucks | Cruisin’ For Surf Bunnies
WHAT I SAY: These boots were made for surfin'. Reportedly unearthed from the back of Lee Hazlewood's tape archive, these dozen gently twangin' instrumentals find the underground icon hitting...
Zapruder | Zapruder
WHAT I SAY: It's a magic bullet, all right. Fearsome French post-everything unit Zapruder's self-titled sophomore album — their first release since their singer relocated to Canada — zigs...
Finders/Keepers | Three Great Recent Albums You Might Have Missed
Today's finds: Recent gems from Greek rockers The Callas and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, Mississippi blues scion Cedric Burnside and London dance masters Skeewiff. Get up for the downstroke.
The...
Finders/Keepers | Three Amazing Albums To Discover Today
Today's finds: Country weirdos Those Poor Bastards, London dance-punks oh800 and African groovers Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band. Let's get right down to it:
Those Poor Bastards
Inhuman Nature
MY ASSESSMENT:...
Old 97’s | Love the Holidays & Rhett Miller | The Messenger
Home-made gifts are always more special. And more memorable. So The Old 97's definitely earn some brownie points for writing the bulk of the songs on their Christmas album...
Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers | Bought to Rot
You know what they say: Wherever you go, there you are. But if you're Laura Jane Grace, you're not there alone. Quite the opposite, in fact: You're constantly hounded...
The Good, The Bad & The Queen | Merrie Land
It's not my country. It's not my fight. It's not my business. And even if it were, I'm not even going to pretend that I know enough about the...
Anderson .Paak | Oxnard
You know the old saying: You can't go home again. That's totally wrong, of course; people do it all the time. The trick is to go back in triumph,...
Jimi Hendrix Experience | Electric Ladyland Deluxe Edition 50th Anniversary Box Set
Another week, another legendary album celebrating its 50th anniversary. Hot on the heels of The Beatles' White Album, The Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, The Band's Music From Big...
Mark Knopfler | Down The Road Wherever
Life in the fast lane it is not. Dire Straits singer-guitarist Mark Knopfler is clearly in no hurry to get where he's going on his ninth solo album Down...
Mumford & Sons | Delta
If the third time is the charm, what is the fourth time? Well, in the case of Mumford & Sons, it's the time when you try to reconnect with...
Smashing Pumpkins | Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past....
You almost have to feel sorry for Smashing Pumpkins. If only because they're in a no-win situation. For those who haven't been paying attention, three-quarters of the band's original...
J Mascis | Elastic Days
J Mascis has obviously dished up plenty of lead guitar heroism in his longtime day job with veteran indie-rock power trio Dinosaur Jr. And on some of his previous...
