Album Reviews

John Byrne Band The Immigrant and The Orphan Reviewed by: Jane Roser Dublin native/now Philly-based John Byrne is nothing less than a force to be reckoned with. The Immigrant and The Orphan, released via Ri-Ra Records, is an impressive follow up to the John Byrne Band’s Read More

Julia Holter Have You In My Wilderness Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt Julia Holter’s collective career has consisted of many highs and few lows. Her sophomore release of Ekstasis proved that the recording studio can be eschewed in favor of the familiarity and comfort of the bedroom Read More

Kurt Vile b’lieve i’m goin down Reviewed by: Matt Kelchner Moving from album to album with our local guitar slung hero Kurt Vile is like moving throughout the different hours of a day. 2011’s Smoke Ring For My Halo was a deep, dark record and 2013’s Wakin on a Pretty Daze served Read More

Trevor Powers Savage Hills Ballroom Reviewed by: Max Miller In the early days of Boise-based musician Trevor Powers’ career, his music, recorded under the moniker of Youth Lagoon, could (and was) accurately described as “lo-fi.” The musical experiments across his first two Read More

Dungen Allas Sak Reviewed by: Bryan Culver Allas Sak.  The title of the proggy, Swedish neo-psych outfit Dungen’s latest release, is an expression that roughly translates to “everyone’s thing” or “anyone’s thing”.  Dungen, which translates to “The Grove”, is the moniker for Read More

Chvrches Every Open Eye Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier     The trio of Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry make up the Scottish synth pop / electronic band, Chvrches, and they’ve delivered with their sophomore record, Every Open Eye. Unfortunately, Mayberry Read More