What A Lovely Surprise To Wake Up Here
This Seattle-based British Invasion-meets-Beach Boys five-piece initially got my attention by being named (probably coincidentally) the same as a title by one of the very…
People Eating People
I joined in the wailing when Mon Frere went down in 2007. Leader Nouela Johnson had such potential, her way-out style and insouciant songs wouldn't…
Through The Devil Softly
It’s been a terribly long time since Hope Sandoval released anything. Mazzy Star has been on hiatus since 1996, and the last time that the…
Sadstyle
The diaspora of talented songwriters from the collective known as Carissa's Wierd has by now become legendary, with a few albums of post-break-up works from…
Colossal
I keep playing Levi Fuller's tumescent third and new album Colossal over and over again. Unlike many that I either/or enjoy and review, I start…
Strict Joy
I want to sit you down and talk -- I want to pull back the veil and find out what it is I've done wrong,…
I Told You I Was Freaky
Flight of the Conchords' second album I Told You I Was Freaky has been out for a couple of weeks, so this slightly untimely review…
Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth
As their first salvo, “The Boy with Perpetual Nervousness” summed up the Feelies succinctly. The opening wood-block clicks, the ensuing chatter of percussion against the…
Bleach
Are you a Bleach fan or into In Utero? This question, not exactly worded like that, has sort of replaced the "Beatles vs. Stones" dumb-ass…
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
You could be forgiven if for a few seconds, maybe longer, you thought that The Low Anthem’s Oh My God, Charlie Darwin was an undiscovered…