Records
Fiona Apple : The Idler Wheel...
In this Era of Immediacy, when artists churn out records at a James Patterson-like rate, or at least squeeze out...
Jun 22, 2012
Records
Rhett Miller: The Dreamer
Rhett Miller is not cool. One might think he is, for a minute, because he’s really fucking good looking, and...
Jun 14, 2012
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Richard Hawley : Standing at the Sky's Edge
Richard Hawley’s records are typically quiet, contemplative affairs, all bittersweet, shimmery ballads. But after its quiet, uneasy first notes, his...
Jun 08, 2012
Tracks
Andre Williams and the Sadies : "One Eyed Jack"
Blues-punk legend Andre Williams has been through his share of hard times. Over the course of his impressive sixty-year career...
Jun 04, 2012
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John Wesley Coleman: The Last Donkey Show
The first and final songs on John Wesley Coleman’s fourth album, The Last Donkey Show, begin with the same lines:...
May 26, 2012
Tracks
Fiona Apple: "Every Single Night"
Few are as good as Fiona Apple at making beautiful music that sounds ready to crack. The perfect combination of...
May 15, 2012
Tracks
Sic Alps: "Shark Fucks"
Sic Alps’ new EP Pangea Globe is kind of like a kid brother to another record I wrote about recently,...
May 11, 2012
Records
La Sera: Sees the Light
La Sera’s Sees the Light is a pretty, concise record of retro pop music that sits in that familiar girl-group...
May 10, 2012
Records
Ty Segall & White Fence : Hair
West coast psych-rockers White Fence (a.k.a. Tim Presley, also of the Strange Boys) and Ty Segall are a worthy match,...
May 04, 2012