Album Reviews

Ivy : In the Clear

Return to form for Adam Schlesinger’s “real” band.

Andrew Bird : The Mysterious Production of Eggs

And the mysteriously continuous production of stellar songs.

Montag : Alone, Not Alone

M83 collaborator goes solo with pretty, electronic set.

Wolf Eyes : Burned Mind

They just don’t give a fuck.

Eluvium : Talk Amongst The Trees

It hits you like a slow drug.

A Gun Called Tension : A Gun Called Tension

Mixing Pac-NW indie rock with hip-hop.

Various Artists : Love Rocks

Two cds worth of pop tunes for a great cause.

Doves : Some Cities

One of the best bands in Britain reminds us, yet again, how amazing they are.

Crooked Fingers : Dignity and Shame

Fourth release from NC group finds them en route to España.

Gram Rabbit : Music to Start a Cult To

Desert cowboy electro goth (seriously).

Rogers Sisters : Three Fingers

It takes more than being cool sometimes.

Sage Francis : A Healthy Distrust

Something big from the Rhode Island-based rapper.

Jeff Hanson : Jeff Hanson

Lovely set of folk-pop from Minnesota singer-songwriter.

Enon : Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence

Rarities and such from weirdo pop trio.

Iron & Wine : Woman King

Surprise, surprise — Sam Beam makes another awesome EP.

Klang : No Sound is Heard

Donna Matthews goes from Wire to Can.

Neva Dinova : The Hate Yourself Change

Some Omaha based non-Saddle-Creek-ers play on the darker side of human nature.