Album Reviews

Moon Duo Shadow of the Sun Reviewed by: Max Miller     Shadow of the Sun, the third album by San Francisco psych-rock duo (duh) Moon Duo, makes for a frustrating listen. There is a great deal of variety across the nine tracks collected here. Some songs, like open Read More

Screaming Orphans Ballads Rule OK Reviewed by: Jane Roser   The four Screaming Orphans girls grew up immersed in the traditional Celtic folk tunes which surrounded their hometown of County Donegal, Ireland and became the brick and mortar of every album they’ve created, Read More

THEESatisfaction EarthEE Reviewed by: Brian Roser     The album opens up with a percussive beat that melds into a synth rhythm that would not be out of place in a science fiction movie. What follows is poetic to be sure, but delivered in this strange half song, half Read More

O Shudder Dutch Uncles Reviewed by: Max Miller     O Shudder, the fourth album by English prog-pop group Dutch Uncles, develops the band’s propensity for danceable beats and contrasting grooves layered over one another, comparable to artists like Battles and Django Read More

Peppina Follow Your Gravity Review by: Rebecca Robinson     Follow Your Gravity, the newest album by Peppina, is poignant. Gentle, ethereal melodies and lilting vocals characterize all of Follow Your Gravity. The dynamic instrumentation is definitely what first captures Read More

Diet Cig Over Easy Reviewed by: Max Miller     If you’re not from New York and you didn’t go to college there, chances are you only know about the small town of New Paltz thanks to Quarterbacks, the twee-pop trio who write short, hooky lo-fi odes to friendship, Read More