Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito (2013)
byIt’s a purple-tinted, grimacing baby with spiked hair being held and stung, or about to be stung, by an oversized mosquito. If any other…
Album Reviews
Review: Born Ruffians – Birthmarks (2013)
byBirthmarks is a curious title for Born Ruffians’ third LP. What is a birthmark– an inconsistency, a blemish in the skin that forms at…
Review: The Strokes – Comedown Machine (2013)
byWhere would American rock ‘n’ roll be today without The Strokes? Say what you want about them, but is rock music not better off…
Review: Cold War Kids – Dear Miss Lonelyhearts (2013)
byThere is so much more to the Cold War Kids than what they’ve gotten credit for. I’ll never forget the Long Beach-based band’s performance…
Review: Pioneer – Black Pasture (2013)
byFor me, summertime in Wisconsin means a lot of things. There are ingredients to the recipe; some that have been in place since I…
Review: CHVRCHES – Recover EP (2013)
byI bet if you told anyone catching one of the many showcases that CHVRCHES performed at SXSW that they were looking at one of…
Review: Solvents – Ghetto Moon (2013)
by“Are You Gonna Wait For Love To Leave?” is the second track on Solvents’ latest album, Ghetto Moon, and it’s by no means a…
Review: Nataly Dawn – How I Knew Her (2013)
byNataly Dawn is kind of a house-hold face. What I mean is you’ve most likely already seen and heard her music and didn’t even…
Review: Bobby Long – Wishbone (2013)
byI was discussing Bobby Long with my brother last week when he suddenly recalled that he, in fact, went to high school with a…