Records

Shelley Short: A Cave, A Canoo

Strange that music which seems so grounded in tangibles—the blue-collar mores of folk and the occasional bluegrass, the dust and...

Tracks

The Longcut: "Out at the Roots"

“Cotton and guns,” quipped Alan Partridge while trying to demonstrate his knowledge of Manchester. He might as well have said...

Concerts

WHY? / Mount Eerie / No Kids

The respective frontmen of Mt. Eerie and WHY?, Phil Elvrum and Yoni Wolf, are an unlikely pair to share a...

Articles

Carrie Brownstein

Dear Carrie,

We generally believe that individuals, especially rock musicians, should identify their God-given talents and play to their strengths. Your...

Tracks

Ned Collette & Wirewalker: "All the Signs"

Ned Collette is, without a doubt, a troubled man, one harboring a thinly veiled skepticism of relationships, love, courage, and...

Records

Viviane Houle: Treize

It sputters out at the end, abruptly completing one of the year’s best albums.

Records

Kurt Vile: Childish Prodigy

Word has it that Childish Prodigy has been making the rounds for some time, finding the right home for its...

Records

Washed Out: High Times

Another glo-fi record, another review lamenting the subcultural stagnancy indicated by ____’s unanticipated blogospheric popularity. Twenty-somethings across America combat suburban...

Records

Mars Volta: Octahedron

You know all that shit you secretly believe, down in your brain’s heart, about the preconceptions of critics and the...