Directions to See A Ghost
It's not everyday a band can hand over a sophomore release without worrying about unmet expectations. For starters, Passover is arguably one of the most…
Are You There, God? It's Me, Tennis Pro.
The third Tennis Pro album (and the one with the best title and cover art) opens in a miasmatic soundscape of radio near-silence and very…
!Gross!
!Gross! is the kind of urban-versus-rural aural shit that oozes out of black holes like Kent and Renton (where Pleasureboaters happen to be from). Noisy…
All Together
Pattern is Movement, the duo of Andrew Thiboldeaux and Chris Ward, declare themselves a math rock band, and have billed themselves as a "Two Man…
Saturnalia
You'd think that making me like any band made up of Mark Lanegan (formerly Screaming Trees) and Greg Dulli (formerly Afghan Whigs, currently Twilight Singers)…
Stars For Anyone
Stars For Anyone begins with beautiful music. The leadoff title track is a sprawling garage-pop epic that comes out firing. Chaotic guitar and drum churn…
Rook
I'm never quite sure if I've had enough of Shearwater. The band delivers truth like a dentist delivers novacaine: despite the absence of pain, the…
Fleet Foxes
To say that hype and expectation surround the Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut album would be an understatement; it may be the most anticipated album of…
Tropical Trust EP
There is a paternal-sounding antagonist who's "got your nose" at the end of this record; he's "looking out for number one" but damned if I…
For Emma, Forever Ago
As anyone who's ever been camping deep in the wide wilderness can tell you, nature can be terrifying. There's the constant danger of death or…