Album Reviews

Boys Noize Mayday Reviewed by: Julia Cirignano Boys Noize is at it again; experimenting with every type of noise he can get his hands on. Under his stage name, Alexander Ridha has released his fourth album Mayday. Boys Noize makes songwriting seem easy with his use of new, Read More

Wild Ponies Radiant Reviewed by: Julia Cirignano Telisha and Doug Williams released their debut album Things That Used to Shine in 2013. Now, accompanied by Megan Jane and Fats Kaplin, the duo has released their sophomore album Radiant. Wild Ponies is exploding with new sounds. Read More

Darrell Scott The Couchville Sessions Reviewed by: Jane Roser I always find it challenging to review albums like this. In the same vein as legendary singer-songwriters like Ray Wylie Hubbard, Townes Van Zandt and Tom Waits, artists like Darrell Scott let their music speak for Read More

Jonathan Jackson + Enation Blame-Shifter Reviewed by: Geno Thackara If I hadn’t known what I was listening to, dropping in on the middle of Blame-Shifter might have made me wonder if I’d stumbled on some newly unearthed piece of early-’90s R.E.M.; the moody Read More

Roanoke Reviewed by: Asher Wolf With the recent Roots-fusion movement in alternative music the doors to Nashville have been flung wide open, and influence runs in both directions. As Americana bands gain increasing traction outside of their niche audiences, many have cast aside Read More

Hooded Fang Venus on Edge Reviewed by: Max Miller Hooded Fang sound just as unpredictable as a band named after a sandwich should be. The Toronto-based four-piece, named for a Portuguese ham and cheese sandwich, make, for lack of a better term, experimental rock. Their eclectic Read More