…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Worlds Apart Interscope By: Eric Greenwood Maturity sucks. Why do rock bands feel the need to mature? It's a disease that almost every musician that maintains any semblance of longevity suffers. That need to show the world how multifaceted your talents are is irresistible. The […]

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Death From Above 1979 You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine Vice By: Eric Greenwood Can something even be classified as metal without any guitars? Sure can. And if you don't believe me, listen to You're A Woman, I'm A Machine. This Canadian bass and drums duo pounds and plunders its way through a frantic string […]

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Nirvana With The Lights Out DGC By: Eric Greenwood I'm always puzzled and annoyed when reviewers say that a box set might not be for casual fans. No shit. It's a box set. It's clearly not designed for casual fans. So, casual Nirvana fans can stop reading. Geffen is either plundering the Cobain estate for […]

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Gwen Stefani Love Angel Music Baby Interscope By: Eric Greenwood Solo albums are somewhat gratuitous when your band is still fully functioning. Unless you're planning to redefine some obscure genre, what's the point, other than saturating the market with your ego? Gwen Stefani's venture into solo-land is not without suspicious motive. Her status in the […]

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Jens Lekman When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog Secretly Canadian By: Kerry M Oh Jens Lekman, how I love thee, let me count the ways. Your Merritt-like vocals, your Knox worthy lyrical musings, your tinny Glaswegianesque symphonies, your Butterfly Child-like orchestrations and last but not least your lovable Richman inflections. You slyly […]

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Earlimart Treble Palm Pictures By: Eric Greenwood With lush instrumentation (acoustic guitars, piano, hazy atmospherics) reminiscent of a less quirky Jon Brion soundtrack, Earlimart follows up 2003's Everyone Down Here album with more of the same Elliott Smith-inspired, maudlin pop. Gone are the days when Earlimart would even remotely be compared to the likes of […]

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Dirty On Purpose Sleep Late For A Better Tomorrow EP Dirty On Purpose By: Kerry M. This Brookyln quintet's catchy lyrics and borderline ethereal vocals poured like honey over shoegazed riffs and shimmering hooks evoke memories of that early '90s sound that propelled so many indie bands into that brief Kendall-approved “120 minutes” limelight. These […]

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