Album Review: Phosphorescent – Here’s To Taking It Easy Elias Isquith·June 24, 2010Matthew Houck’s got the kind of voice that can’t be seamlessly woven into just any type of song....Album Reviews
Album Review: The National – High Violet Elias Isquith·May 10, 2010Excluding the band’s first two releases – when, struggling to find a voice of their own, they swayed...Album Reviews
Album Review: Field Music – Measure Elias Isquith·February 8, 2010Here’s my conundrum: Field Music’s new record, Measure is an intelligent, ambitious, and seemingly well-executed attempt to reinvigorate...Album Reviews
Album Review: Clipse – Til the Casket Drops Elias Isquith·January 5, 2010There’s no great mystery as to why Til the Casket Drops is so disappointing. In fact, shame on...Album Reviews
Weezer – Raditude Elias Isquith·November 12, 2009About halfway through the cringe-inducing “Can’t Stop Partying,” I had a revelation about Weezer, one that made both...
The Clientele – Bonfires on the Heath Elias Isquith·October 2, 2009On earlier releases, The Clientele’s inability (or willful refusal) to concoct truly engaging melodies was overcome by their...
The Beatles – Beatles For Sale Elias Isquith·September 10, 2009On Beatles For Sale, we see the first signs of a growing fatigue among the members of the...
WHY? – Eskimo Snow Elias Isquith·August 31, 2009Some of the songs on WHY?’s Eskimo Snow are mawkish and self-indulgent, while others are delicate and strange....
Album Review: Neko Case – Middle Cyclone Elias Isquith·July 30, 2009Neko Case is a remarkable singer and is fast becoming a remarkable songwriter, too. But she’s not there...Album Reviews
