Album Review: Antony and the Johnsons – The Crying Light Elias Isquith·July 30, 2009This is a haunting, beautiful record, and one that defies easy summation. To be honest, that score you...Album Reviews
Album Review: Handsome Furs – Face Control Elias Isquith·July 30, 2009You don’t see many husband & wife bands – much less duos – in rock ‘n’ roll, especially...Album Reviews
Album Review: Andrew Bird – Noble Beast Elias Isquith·July 28, 2009Andrew Bird’s latest LP is quite well represented by its cover art. It’s his most natural sounding release–organic...Album Reviews
Album Review: Ben Kweller – Changing Horses Elias Isquith·July 28, 2009Ben Kweller’s always been an artist I’ve found to be disappointing. Disappointing in the sense that, on each...Album Reviews
Album Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Elias Isquith·July 28, 2009The Pains of Being Pure at Heart debuts with a concise, catchy and thoroughly conventional record of shoegazing...Album Reviews
RIP Michael Jackson (1958-2009) Elias Isquith·June 25, 2009At 5.20 PM today, the celebrity gossip website TMZ.com reported that Michael Jackson had suffered a major cardiac...
Album Review: Dinosaur Jr. – Farm Elias Isquith·June 23, 2009Dinosaur Jr.’s late-career renaissance has been one of the more remarkable – and welcome – rock comebacks in...Album Reviews
Album Review: Brakes – Touchdown Elias Isquith·May 27, 2009For whatever reason – petty threats of lawsuit, I’d guess – the British band Brakes is technically known...Album Reviews