Album Reviews

The Dustbowl Revival With a Lampshade On Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim If you’ve listened to The Dustbowl Revival before, you know their sound can’t be described with just one word. It’s a mesh of bluegrass, jazz, swing, blues, and soul with a dash of funk, just to make it all the Read More

Watkins Family Hour Reviewed by: Geno Thackara       We all have our familiar staples that serve as musical comfort food. If you grew up hearing Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion radio show on Saturdays like I did, you’ll understand how Read More

Jason Isbell Something More Than Free Reviewed by: Jane Roser     From cutting his teeth with the Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers and rising above his addiction demons to release one of 2013’s most critically acclaimed albums (Southeastern), singer-songwriter Read More

Tame Impala Currents Reviewed by: Fareeha Naim Tame Impala can be described in many ways: psychedelic, soulful, electrifying. Predictable is not one of them. If you have been a fan through Lonerism and Innerspeaker, prepare for a different yet purely gratifying listening Read More

Flying Saucer Attack Instrumentals 2015 Reviewed by: Max Miller Most of us have had that friend — that friend who, for the sake of simplicity and gender-neutrality, I will call Cameron. Cameron owns a shit-ton of effects pedals or esoteric synths or both. They purchase Read More

Imaginary People Dead Letterbox Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt The mixture of lo-fi and garage rock is analogous to chocolate and peanut butter. It just works. What about lo-fi mixed with a blend of garage rock, post-punk, and the soundtrack to a Spaghetti Western? You’ll find on the Read More