Album Reviews

Mozart’s Sister Being Reviewed by: Ari Roth   It’s hard to talk about Mozart’s Sister, aka Caila Thompson-Hannant, without bringing up her origins in the Montreal scene that also birthed Grimes, Majical Cloudz and Doldrums. Her style of homemade synth pop is particularly Read More

The Interrupters Reviewed by: Brian Roser Everyone knows that before the battle of Agincourt, Henry V roused his troops with a speech about St. Crispin’s Day. What is perhaps less well known is that before lifting the siege of Orleans, Joan of Arc stood on a cart facing her Read More

The Tins Young Blame Reviewed by: Lara Supan   OK Go and The Shins had a love child! The Tins have an almost perfect EP on their hands. If not for a few muddled hits and a few unsupported notes this would have been completely enjoyable. They really do sound like a perfect Read More

Hooray For Earth Racy Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder   A crazy game called love is what’s being played in New York City by an independent rock quartet called Hooray for Earth. This intense quartet sings sense tingling songs about the trials and tribulations of romance Read More

Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Ishmael Butler’s career has been forged on a series of oblique quantum leaps, eschewing linear progression in favor of a commitment to unexpected lateral movement across the fabric of space-time and human consciousness. Read More

The Muffs Whoop Dee Doo Reviewed by: Brian Roser   If Joan Jett and Lita Ford are the mothers of hard rock, then Kim Shattuck of The Muffs is the kid sister. Maybe she doesn’t have the gravitas of the women who came before her, but she has definitely earned her place Read More