Mines
(Three Imaginary Girls is hosting a crafting and listening party featuring this album on Sunday, August 8, 2010 from 1 to 3 pm at Neptune…
High Violet
(The National plays with Okkervil River at the Concerts at the Marymoor in Redmond, WA on September 11, 2010.) I'm a latecomer to The…
Shadows
(Teenage Fanclub play with Superchunk on October 14, 2010 at the Showbox in the Market.) It's been a half decade since the last Teenage Fanclub…
Becoming A Jackal
The first album from Ireland's latest export Villagers has been lavished with tribute from the New York Times and NPR, giving much early Stateside attention…
The Only Thing That Matters
"And I just want to burn your memory away, every impression you made," Star Anna sings on her second album on midway stormer "Burn," like…
Before Today
Before Today follows up Ariel Pink's previous two Haunted Graffiti projects (and becomes its own "thing" via its addition to his name) Worn Copy (2005)…
Spacemaker
Half of what you get with the new Microtia album, Spacemaker, is nine smoking songs recorded by the Portland trio. The other half of the…
They'll Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003
This is the way to do it. A properly posh and keenly-selected collection of band and fan favorites from the tribe that split open to…
Why $H!+ So Crazy?
Some comedians talk about taking mushrooms and having cosmic experiences (we miss you, Bill Hicks), and some artists make music that sounds great if you're…
Part ll: The New December
I always laugh when people say, "That sounds so 80s." The 80s are bigger and stranger and even more stupid than you can possibly imagine.…