Album Reviews

Palehound Dry Food Reviewed by: Max Miller The band Palehound will almost certainly draw comparisons to fellow Allston, MA skronk-rockers (and Exploding In Sound Records alums) Speedy Ortiz. “Molly,” the opening cut on their debut full-length Dry Food, features the kind of Read More

Teen Daze Morning World Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier     A strings section crescendos upward, peaks, then drifts into mellow guitar on indie pop act Teen Daze’s opening track “Valley of Gardens.” Unlike the band’s opening song, “Treten,” on the debut record, All of Us, Read More

The Delta Saints Bones Reviewed by: Geno Thackara     Mixing souped-up electric rock, vintage southern Americana, a little barroom jazz and a touch of voodoo, the Delta Saints may have just given us the most kicking roots album of the year. I’d say it sounds like Read More

Pavement The Secret History, Vol. 1 Reviewed by: Max Miller To quote an old t-shirt, “Pavement ist Rad!” I could talk about how they possessed oodles of charm that distinguished them from the rest of the early ‘90s indie rock boom, or how they were incredibly prolific and able to Read More

Joe Plummer Built in Sun Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim     A follow up to the percussion project Hew Time with Dale Crover and Cody Willis, Joe Plummer is once again putting his drumming abilities at the forefront of his career. Known for his work with bands like The Shins, Read More

Worriers Imaginary Life Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt While any number of tried and true songwriters of the punk variety can claim to promote progressive politics and culture, few do it so boldly as the Worriers. Their debut album, Imaginary Life, extends their charged vocabulary as Read More