Album Reviews

The Hold Steady Teeth Dreams Reviewed by: Stephen Krock   The Hold Steady returns with their first full-length album in four years. And they have come to rock. Well. Not so much rock as wobble back and forth. Teeth Dreams is rife with excellent guitar riffs and the unique Read More

East Of Eli Nothing Ordinary Reviewed By: Sebastian Mackay This EP is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. It’s not often that an album or EP comes along and has me in its thrall on the second track. Being a reviewer, every note is scrutinized, every melody picked apart, but Nothing Read More

Memphis May Fire Unconditional Reviewed By: Sebastian Mackay   Confession: I first head “Unconditional”, the title track, a couple of weeks ago when it was released as promo. I’ve had mixed emotions. Initially it was “too generic”, “sounds too much like 2012’s Challenger Read More

Karmin Pulses Reviewed by: Stephen Krock   Pop duo Karmin at last makes their full-length debut with Pulses. There is no denying the considerable talents of Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan. They write and perform music that people want to hear. Heidemann’s lack of Read More

Tokyo Police Club Forcefield Reviewed by: Lara Supan   If the Killers, Snow Patrol and Jimmy Eat World walked into a bar… Tokyo Police Club’s new album, Forcefield, starts out with an epic, three part song titled “Argentina”, clocking in at a whopping 8 minutes 53 seconds. Read More

The Coathangers Suck My Shirt Reviewed by: Stephen Krock   Seven years ago, The Coathangers were a band before they were musicians. Banding together, as it were, to play local joints and parties with a strictly “just for fun” mantra. Time has seen growth, but thankfully no Read More