Reviews

MGMT MGMT Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     MGMT have been indie darlings for several years now. Facebook erupts with excitement from all my hipster friends whenever they’re in town. For good reason, since 2007’s Oracular Spectacular, they have always been Read More

Anathema Universal Reviewed by: Kathleen Larrick   Just in case Anathema’s dense soundscapes, intricate countermelodies and compelling lyrics haven’t been enough to confirm the epic status of their recent albums, the band kicked off their 2012 European tour at no less than Read More

The Cloak Ox Shoot the Dog Reviewed by: Nate Adams Defining what rock and roll “is” remains an activity best left to college freshmen and dads on golf trips, but listening to Shoot the Dog, the debut album from The Cloak Ox, one gets the sense that “Rock and Roll” began and ended Read More

Keep Shelly in Athens At Home Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder   Take out the headphones for this amazing Georgia-based meditative rock duo called Keep Shelly in Athens.  The duo’s latest album At Home features thirteen soul stirring tracks that are about experiencing Read More

The Darcys Warring Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     I’m not so sure that The Darcys are exactly “warring” as the title of their new album suggests, so much as politely dissenting. Their atmospheric indie pop soundscapes are much akin to Goldfrapp’s more ethereal Read More

Lovecartel Battle Scars Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     Every so often, like Halley’s Comet, there is a band that lights the sky so brilliantly. Lovecartel’s Battle Scars is that comet. Sprouting from the post-punk, indie rock soil and blossoming into something all their Read More