Live Review and Photos: Beck, May 24, 2012, Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA Philip Cosores·May 28, 2012If it seems like a long time since we last heard from Beck, well, it has been. The...Photos
Track Review: How to Dress Well – “Ocean Floor for Everything” Brendan Frank·May 25, 2012If there is indeed an ocean floor for everything, Tom Krell has no interest in making his music...Track Reviews
Album Review: Niki & The Dove – Instinct Will Ryan·May 25, 2012Some of the best pop songs exist in subtleties and single moments. A song might not justify its...Album ReviewsRecommended
Track Review: Melody’s Echo Chamber – “Crystallized” Colin Joyce·May 25, 2012The first track that a band ever releases to the general public makes for a tenuous moment. No...Track Reviews
Live Review and Photos: Jack White and Alabama Shakes, May 21st, 2012, Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY Evan Kaloudis·May 24, 2012A review that doesn't aim to break any metaphor world recordsPhotos
Album Review: Father John Misty – Fear Fun Arthur Velez·May 24, 2012At about the three-quarter mark of the slow-burning closing track of Father John Misty’s “debut” album, Fear Fun,...Album Reviews
Second Look: Strata – Strata Presents the End of the World Andrew Bailey·May 24, 2012Strata are no longer making music together, but back when they were, I saw them share bills with...ReviewsSecond Look
Track Review: My Body – “Baby Grail” Colin Joyce·May 24, 2012Synthesizer parts toeing the line between cheesy and insanely catchy. Female vocal samples. A cloudy, reverb soaked lead...Track Reviews
Album Review: Mount Eerie – Clear Moon Colin Joyce·May 23, 2012The darkness that pervades the whole of Clear Moon is familiar territory for Phil Elverum. Even before his...Album ReviewsRecommended
Album Review: Lower Dens – Nootropics Ray Finlayson·May 23, 2012Nootropics is definitely the kind of album that needs to be taken with a little perspicacity. While the...Album Reviews
