Album Review: Port St. Willow – Holiday Brendan Frank·August 14, 2012The serene symmetry of Holiday’s artwork accurately captures the atmosphere that Port St. Willow attempt to cultivate on their...Album Reviews
Track Review: Ty Segall – “The Hill” Brendan Frank·August 14, 2012Fresh off his excellent debut with a full band backing him up, Ty Segall is shooting for the...Track Reviews
Album Review: The Rebel Light – The Rebel Light EP Brendan Frank·August 9, 2012The Rebel Light consists of Alan and Jarrett Steil and Brandon Cooke; two brothers and their cousin. Starting...Album Reviews
Album Review: Merchandise – Children of Desire Brendan Frank·August 8, 2012Any successful investigation into Merchandise will probably unearth comparisons to The Cure, Joy Division and The Smiths. In...Album Reviews
Track Review: Vitalic – “No More Sleep” Brendan Frank·August 6, 2012Aggression is built into Vitalic’s DNA. One-man act Pascal Arbez has built some delightful tracks operating on the...Track Reviews
Track Review: Animal Collective – “Today’s Supernatural” Brendan Frank·August 3, 2012Some songs are the essence of instant gratification, others need to be listened to multiple times, and some...Track Reviews
Track Review: Snoop Lion – “La La La” Brendan Frank·August 3, 2012When I first heard about Snoop Dogg’s plan to leave behind the only genre he’s ever known, I...Track Reviews
Album Review: Fang Island – Major Brendan Frank·July 31, 2012It seems as though Fang Island is still grappling with the concept of the trade-off (“Remove something, replace...Album Reviews
Track Review: Tame Impala – “Elephant” Brendan Frank·July 30, 2012If you were asked to trace the phylogeny of Tame Impala’s aesthetic, it’s unlikely that you would bring up Queens...Track Reviews
Track Review: Daphni – “Ye Ye” Brendan Frank·July 26, 2012In the midst of what he describes as an “EDM barfsplosion,” Dan Snaith is keeping his wits about...Track Reviews
