Album Reviews

The Brainstems No Place Else Reviewed by: Max Miller Photographed before a nondescript alley with tufts of unkempt grass breaking through the cracks in the pavement, the four scruffy young men that make up the Brainstems project an image as dingy and devil-may-care as their Read More

  Rhiannon Giddens Factory Girl Reviewed by: Bryan Culver Rhiannon Giddens EP Factory Girl is an exemplification for which the multi-instrumentalist musicologist has earned her renown: a rediscovering of carefully curated long-forgotten yet potent pop tunes uncovered from Read More

Stove Is Stupider Reviewed by: Max Miller The first track on Is Stupider, the debut LP from Stove, opens with a sudden burst of electric and acoustic guitars and Steve Hartlett’s strained voice shouting, “Don’t know who I am, so I act like who I’m with.” The song, “Stupider,” is Read More

Shovels & Rope Busted Jukebox, Vol. 1 Reviewed by: Jane Roser “Taa daa! Surprise, ladies and gentlemen! We made you something! It is a collection of others peoples really good songs as we have interpreted them, featuring collaborations with some of our favorite artists! Read More

Martin Crane Physical Therapy Reviewed by: Carlos Esqueda Brazos lead guitarist Martin Crane has ventured onto his solo career with his debut album Physical Therapy. The album, just as its title suggests, is a blend of indie rock, 80s pop and tech, with a hint of jazz, meant to Read More

Broken Gold Turning Blue Reviewed by: Geno Thackara Returning with their newest EP after some time in limbo, Broken Gold starts out with a punky blast of noise and Ian MacDougall singing like he could be ready to bite someone’s head off. In another minute you realize Read More