Album Reviews

Strange Faces Stonerism Reviewed by: Carlos Esqueda The quartet Chicago rock band Strange Faces, with David Miller as the frontman, Taylor Walters on guitar, Phillip Valdez on bass, and Ben Leach on drums, has released their 11-track album debut, Stonerism. The Twin Peaks Read More

Sunn O))) Kannon Reviewed by: Geno Thackara It’s a shame the word “drone” has been getting such ugly associations in recent times. Many of us are drawn to it in the music world because there’s an essential beauty to it (yes, even if it’s doomy metal Read More

Brothertiger Out of Touch Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier The brain and sole member of Brothertiger, John Jagos, has created an incredible piece of art with the release of his third full-length LP, Out of Touch. Jagos is definitely one of the best in the genre of chillwave and Read More

Idle Bloom Some Paranoia Reviewed by: Tiffany Taylor Idle Bloom is busting out of Nashville with their debut EP Some Paranoia which is full of reverb and rhythmic melodies that are here to capture the hearts of everyone. They have built a story with Some Paranoia, giving Read More

Linus the Moon Self-Titled Reviewed by: Adelie Salagnac Rock n’ roll musicians Randy Goodman, Christopher Norris, Daniel Miller and John Pebbles, all too familiar with the first-class artists of the country, got together the form what is now Linus The Moon, a Philly-based band Read More

The Spook School Try to Be Hopeful Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt The few overtly political or socially conscious albums that I’ve reviewed this year have all been emblematic of rowdy, queer punk anthems. Once largely hidden within the margins, the genre as a whole has been Read More