Brody Dalle | Diploid Love | Rating: 8.1 / 11 | “I got a gun pointed at the rat race / Got my own private road to hell” As opening shots and introductions (or, in this case, re-introductions) go, Brody Dalle takes on the business of her first solo album by brandishing her very particular weaponry as only she can: […]
Young The Giant | Mind Over Matter | Rating: 8.8/11 | Reviewed by: Tim Risser | First off, let’s buck the antiquated system that virtually every music critic abides, which is: let’s connect the dots to every nuance of a band’s debut with their sophomore release, comparing them endlessly and without apology. I’m simply not doing it. Young the Giant’s release Mind Over […]
Oh 2013, where have you gone? But gone she almost is so here I sit thinking about all the musical goodness that has passed us by. Let’s be honest: the last thing that anyone needs is yet ANOTHER fucking Best Of/Most Awesome Albums of 2013 list. I’m not into it. But what I am into is doing due diligence in […]
The Darcys | Warring | Rating: 8.2/11 | There is much to be said for having an intimate knowledge of a band’s history when you decide to take on their latest body of work. From their discography to the band members names to their favorite breakfast cereal, such knowledge tends to provide a framework of study and reference – musically speaking, of […]
John Mayer | Paradise Valley | Rating: 8.2/11 | Upon first listen to John Mayer’s Paradise Valley you may find yourself: a) nodding off, b) confused or c) appreciating the twisted celebrity love/sex/rock and roll fantasy that flamboyantly played out in the public eye between this love and that one in Mayer’s little black book because at the end of the day it produced two subsequent works […]
Tunng | Turbines | Rating: 7/11 | Reviewed by: Rodney Schmidt | Turbines brings a calming cool with upbeat songs and a sound that will be approved by folk music lovers whom will be forced to engage in this toe-tapping album from Tunng. This British band manages to pack a perceptible sound to the indie-folk craze that has been sweeping the world for a while now. Tunng’s […]
True Blood Soundtrack | Volume 4 | Rating: 8/11 | Reviewed by: Rodney Schmidt | Have you ever wondered who played that catchy song you just heard on True Blood? Well, wonder no more, True Blood Volume 4 is out with all the strange and wonderful songs you heard and wanted to download from season five. Remakes, classics, and new ones are all packed on this record. Be […]
