Album Reviews

Heavy Trash : Heavy Trash

Rockabilly enters the 21st Century.

Micah P. Hinson : And the Gospel of Progress

Lush debut from Texan singer-songwriter with aid from The Earlies.

Russian Futurists : Our Thickness

Twenty-something symphonies to God.

Mice Parade : Bem-Vinda Vontade

Adam Pierce provides a new seasonal favorite.

Ben Folds : Songs for Silverman

This isn’t your snarky older brother’s Ben Folds.

Eels : Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

I’m Tired of the Old Shit…Let the New Shit Begin!

The Sights : The Sights

Good live act and good on record are two completely different things.

The Raveonettes : Pretty in Black

Third set by Danish duo moves slightly away from overt J+MC referencing.

Patrick Wolf : Wind in the Wires

Irish wonder exceeds expectations on sophomore set.

The Rosebuds : The Rosebuds Unwind

Six songs to temp us rock ‘n’ roll fans.

The Go-Betweens : Oceans Apart

And Go-Betweens phase two enters its sixth year.

The Hold Steady : Separation Sunday

Nobody takes on The Hold Steady and wins.

Caribou : The Milk of Human Kindness

Psychedelic krautrock wilderness from Canadian electro-genius.

New Order Brotherhood

New Order : Brotherhood

Truly Great Album Series

New Order : Low-Life

Truly Great Album Series

Stereolab : Oscillons from the Anti-Sun

Three discs worth of Stereolab EP material – Hooray!

New Order : Movement

Truly Great Album Series