Music Reviews
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The Izzys Keep Your Powder Dry
The Izzys are a New York band who've given up searching for the new sound. No doubt mining the same influences as The Rolling Stones, The Izzys are looking backwards and southwards for their inspiration.
Paul Fowler's got some (spit, PING!) quarters for the jukebox... -
The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights
Can a band that has a reputation as a illustrious live act capture it on record?
Daniel Dylan Wray examines the White Stripes live experience... -
We Only Said We Only Said
We Only Said make an album of incredibly uninteresting guitar centered post-rock.
Andrew Baer zones out for a while, but does so pleasantly... -
Free Energy Stuck On Nothing
Stuck on Nothing revels in unpretentious, youthful glee - and ends up being really likable because of it.
Luke Winkie air-sings into the bottom of a hairbrush... -
High On Fire Snakes For The Divine
High On Fire return with their fifth fist to the air. Limber up those necks, people.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Joanna Newsom Have One On Me
Easily the best triple-album of harp-based baroque folk you'll ever hear.
Joe Rivers breaks out the superlatives... -
Drive-By Truckers The Big To-Do
The respected Southern indie band's newest effort should pull in new fans like quicksand.
Ryan Faughnder reviews... -
Gonjasufi A Sufi and a Killer
Sumach Ecks, a drug addict with anger issues turned yoga instructor, has made one of the most interesting and captivating albums of 2010.
Andrew Baer has been listening to this for a week straight... -
Golden Triangle Double Jointer
Nancy Sinatra gets her first pair of Doc Martens and learns a little bit about The Cramps. Then, she puts out a new album.
Sean Caldwell reviews... -
Serena Maneesh No. 2: Abyss in B-Minor
It took five years, but the Norwegian newgazers are finally back with Abyss in B Minor, a deep-rooted blast of sonic layers that's far more ominous than their debut.
Juan Edgardo Rodriguez can't help feeling a bit disillusioned...
