Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind EP Adam Clair·November 24, 2009Animal Collective started 2009 as the most hyped band in the indiesphere and spent the year proving why...
Alvin Band – Mantis Preying Adam Clair·October 6, 2009Alvin Band (né Rick Alvin Schaier) doesn’t try to disguise how heavily he cribs from Animal Collective and...
The Beatles – Abbey Road Adam Clair·September 10, 2009Forty years later, there’s little one can say about Abbey Road that hasn’t already been said about the...
Album Review: The Mars Volta – Octahedron Adam Clair·June 24, 2009Art is about restraint, about boundaries organic and artificial. It’s not about limitless possibilities but rather about extremely...Album Reviews
Live Review: The Fiery Furnaces – Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia 6/10/09 Adam Clair·June 11, 2009The Fiery Furnaces’ new record isn’t out for another few weeks, but that didn’t stop the Chicago experimental...Live Reviews
Album Review: 311 – Uplifter Adam Clair·June 1, 2009Let me just get this out of the way up front: More like “Come Unoriginal.” I’ve been reviewing...Album Reviews
Album Review: Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest Adam Clair·May 26, 2009If you’ve gotten as far as this review, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Grizzly Bear’s standout single...Album Reviews
