January 22, 2016

by Andi Bricklin “Guster is for Lovers”- a phrase taken as the band crossed the Virginia state line while on tour back in the day that stuck with fans in the form of bumper stickers available for .99 at guster.merchline.com (where you’ll also find oven mitts, guitar Read More

Jo Passed Out Reviewed by: Bryan Culver Joseph Hirabayashi is a Montreal-via-Vancouver upstart that goes by the moniker Jo Passed. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s debut EP, Out, released via Craft Singles, cranks out energetic guitar distortion, ethereal vocal Read More

The By Gods Get On Feelings Reviewed by: Geno Thackara The calendar may say 2016 (as hard as that is to believe). But if you’re not sure whether you’re completely on board with that yet, the By Gods’ latest EP could almost let you imagine it’s still 1993 Read More

Chairlift Moth Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Another four years has separated the release of a new album from pop auteurs Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly, otherwise known as Chairlift. In that time Polachek herself has had an eventful few years with the release of her solo Read More

Alex Smoke Love Over Will Reviewed by: Carlos Esqueda Scottish music producer and DJ, Alex Smoke, is to carry R&S Records first album release of the year (no pressure), but thankfully the guy has constructed a killer album worth giving a listen. The album title Love Over Will Read More

The Besnard Lakes A Coliseum Complex Museum Reviewed by: Max Miller The Besnard Lakes are a psychedelic indie rock sextet from Montreal, known for such albums as The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse and The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night. Unfortunately, the trend of naming Read More