Reviews

by Adam McGrath The line between music and sex occasionally blurs, with both expressions rooted in passion, excitement, and rhythm. For the thousand-plus sweaty bodies at Union Transfer Sunday night, they proved one and the same as Tune-Yards and Sylvan Esso made love to the Read More

David Gray Mutineers Reviewed by: Lara Supan   Got a long car ride ahead? I’ve got the perfect solution. Mutineers is an atmospheric, spacious album with simple yet profound lyrics and elegant instrumentation. Each melody is paired perfectly with it’s Read More

Empires How Good Does It Feel Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Empires, a Chicago four piece, return here with a concise EP that lays out a new development for the band, and songs that are increasingly widescreen and inventive. Their sound at times recalls early 2000s indie rock Read More

Dead Stars Slumber Reviewed by: Lara Supan   You know that high school was the best time of your life when… This album sounds like that first album you and your friends formed a band and really went for senior year of high school. With a sound straight out of the late Read More

The Antlers The Familiars Reviewed by: Rebecca Robinson The Familiars, the latest album by The Antlers, is a very interesting listening experience.  Strong trumpets throughout the album give the impression that The Antlers have revamped the live big band music scene. This mixture Read More

Cerebral Ballzy Jaded & Faded Reviewed by: Brian Roser   This album lives on the border between hard rock and incoherent screaming. Of course, I cut my teeth on Guns and Roses and Alice Cooper, so I mean that as a compliment. To be fair, they owe less to the big hair Read More