You need this record now and you’ll need it for the rest of your life It is about 70 degrees and you’re on the road, eager to get to anywhere but where you are now. Fueled by nervous energy, just enough to keep you going but steady enough to keep you in...
Power-pop group believes in a thing called Love Warm Soda's debut LP, Someone For You, was one of the most underrated albums of 2013. Taking after their namesake, Warm Soda boasted a sound on that album in which the vocals were undeniably sweet, while the choruses on...
Music for a mid life crisis? Some artists have this natural ability to sum up all the melancholy of this life into timeless tunes that flow effortlessly on their own and into each other. Broken Social Scene could be the epitome of those bands, and frontman Kevin Drew,...
Thee Oh Sees frontman makes a record that is decidedly not Thee Oh Sees This is John Dwyer of Thee Oh Sees, but if you're expecting a Thee Oh Sees record, you're going to walk away sorely disappointed. Odd, cheap electronics replace fuzzed guitars as Dwyers main...
Minimalist upbeat sad rock “If it's a joke/ how come no one is laughing?” I'm an experienced punk rocker, so self-depreciative pop anthems are my niche; but I've never heard anything close to the poetically beautiful contrast Dutch band traumahelikopter puts out....
Introducing the genre of Space-Pop. Ice Cream Cathedral has put their own spin on the traditional dream pop genre to create an even more atmospheric sound. The band formed in Copenhagen where they released their debut album, The Drowsy Kingdom, almost a year ago. The...
A disjointed collection of song bursts with a wide range of guitar styles. Guided By Voices’ songwriter Robert Pollard must get bored pretty easily. Only one song on the reunited group’s new album breaks the three minute mark, with many fading out well...
Keeping it simple, stupid Taking a bit of a departure from the overarching theme of their Who Needs You EP, The Orwells replace frenetic punk energy with more deliberate grunge pacing on their new single. Shuffling along like only they can shuffle, the verses of “The...
A summery 90s singer/songwriter throwback Sibling duo, Belle Brigade produces musical perfection in this follow up to critically acclaimed 2011 debut album The Belle Brigade. Soft and sweet featuring the summery vocals of Barbara Gruska, Just Because harkens back to...
Another great 60s garage-rock inspired psychedelic album. There’s no shortage of bands these days who basically owe their entire existence to the pioneers of garage rock in the 60s. Still, when a band like Majestico masters this style with the right combination...