Album Review: Various Artists – SPIN Presents Newermind: A Tribute Album Philip Cosores·July 29, 2011If any record is worthy of a tribute album, it’s Nirvana’s Nevermind. It would be impossible to sum...Album Reviews
Album Review: Various Artists – Stereogum Presents Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It Rob Hakimian·July 29, 2011The Strokes’ debut album Is This It is now widely regarded as a classic, and several hyperbolic claims...Album Reviews
Track Review: Neon Indian – “Fallout” Philip Cosores·July 29, 2011Taking his place as the final act of the chill-wave foursome (with Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, and...Track Reviews
Album Review: Fruit Bats – Tripper Henry Hauser·July 28, 2011Fruit Bats singer/songwriter Eric Johnson and Sub Pop are at it again, pairing up for Tripper; a self-declared...Album Reviews
Album Review: Portugal. The Man – In The Mountain In The Cloud Rob Hakimian·July 28, 2011Portugal. The Man have never seemed like the type of band who would need or want to make...Album Reviews
Track Review: Ryan Adams – “Shine Through The Dark” Henry Hauser·July 28, 2011“Shine Through the Dark,” which Ryan Adams claims to have recorded “post-meltdown, while lying in bed with the...Track Reviews
Album Review: Memory Tapes – Player Piano Alex Phillimore·July 27, 2011It doesn’t get much better than this, people. Memory Tapes’ latest, Player Piano, is his best yet; a...Album Reviews
Track Review: Zooey Deschanel – “So Long” (feat. M. Ward) Andrew Bailey·July 27, 2011As children, we’re all taught not to judge a book by its cover or some other variety of...Track Reviews
Album Review: Gold-Bears – Are You Falling In Love? Philip Cosores·July 27, 2011Though the term indie can include broad sounds, ranging from Flying Lotus to Joanna Newsom, some groups have...Album Reviews
Album Review: The Men – Leave Home Will Ryan·July 26, 2011What ever happened to heavy psych? Interestingly enough, it might be one of the most recent causalities of...Album Reviews