Some Racing, Some Stopping
The story of Headlights latest album goes something like this (according to their band bio): Headlights tours endlessly in support of their debut LP Kill…
Hairy Ghost Pipefish
Among the plethora of songwriting nuances that Corespondents seems to grasp on its latest release, Hairy Ghost Pipefish, is the value of change. Tempo variations,…
Lies and Rhetoric
I had the great privilege of seeing Washington D.C.’s legends of lunacy The Dismemberment Plan three short months before their untimely end in 2003, shoulder…
P.D.A.
I first heard about Hey Willpower two and a half years ago, when their "Double Fantasy II" video made its way to my inbox. I…
Heretic Pride
Any discussion of an album by The Mountain Goats begins, with good reason, with John Darnielle's lyrics. The songwriter and leader of this group has,…
Apparition!
Black Eyes & Neckties have certainly made a name for themselves. The buzzing garage punk fivesome are fierce, and downright scary, which is how their…
Hidden Reservations
Seattle's Battle Hymns' debut Hidden Reservations demonstrates that the band is keenly listening, observing, and processing. Their bio informs us "Hidden Reservations captures the sound…
Mantaray
The last time we heard from icon Siouxsie Sioux was in 2002, when her band The Creatures released Hai!, a drums and percussion-lead beast that…
The Hands
Equal parts Mick Jagger swagger and MC5-esque rousing rock sensibility, The Hands' debut self-titled album is the soundtrack to a drunken night spent in a…
Lovers Prayers
Ida, the New York group composed mainly of Daniel Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell, returns for the first time since the 2005 release Heart Like a…