Ryan States
Strange Town
Drooling Class Records
7/10
From Roman ruins to decrepit garages, artists of various stripes have found inspiration in some of th... Read More...
Cry Havoc
The Outcome Of Misery
Self Released
Released: 2004
9/10
Though this band released this album nearly six years ago, I felt they deserved some r... Read More...
OK, so here’s the deal… I headed to Los Angeles to scope the Alkaline Trio, Cursive and The Dear & Departed. The day started early and quickly became a blur... Read More...
Yeasayer
Odd Blood
8/10
Danced to by white girls, adored by Germans, inspiring to mankind. Following their previous album, All Hour Cymbals, comes Yeasaye... Read More...
Adam Green
Minor Love
Fat Possum
8/10
I won’t go as far as to say that Adam Green has grown up, but he’s definitely calmed down. Minor Love, his sixth so... Read More...
Tim Barry
28th and Stonewall
Suburban Home Records
8/10
For a few years now, Tim Barry has laid off the distortion pedal in preference for an acoustic gui... Read More...
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
What it Takes to Move Forward
Count Your Lucky Stars Records
7/10
Initially, when I review a band, I like to see w... Read More...
Hotpress for Leopold
Self Titled
Grove Addicts
8/10
Think classical and rock don’t mix? How about classical, rock, orchestras, and xylophones? Got your ... Read More...
Angus Khan
Black Leather Soul
Nickel and Dime
5/10
I tell you what, I feel like I’ve been nickel and dimed after listening to this… It’s largely mediocre,... Read More...
CarCrashLander
Where to Swim
Parks and Records
7/10
If you have been looking for music perfect for a rainy day or that week where depression suddenly stri... Read More...
Everyone Was In the French Resistence…Now!
Fixin The Charts, Vol 1
Cooking Vinyl
2/10
It’s a crying shame that Art Brut’s Eddie Argos’ stupid spoken-word ... Read More...
OK Go
Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
Capitol Records
9/10
I bet the Killers are pissed that OK Go can do glam better than them, and can do it without dress... Read More...
Old Canes
Feral Harmonic
Second Nature Recordings
7/10
The first thing when one things of Kansas is…well, Kansas. But there’s more to the Sunflower State... Read More...
The year is 2004. “Until The Day I Die” is filling the airwaves and most music video stations. St. Louis’ STORY OF THE YEAR had finally arrived. After a name c... Read More...
Auld Lang Syne
Midnight Folly
Viper Bite Records
9/10
Oh how rare it really is for an album to come along that is as enthralling and immersive as the debu... Read More...
PINK RAZORS
LEAVE ALIVE
Houseplant/No Idea
6/10
I take it as a great compliment when I say that Erin Tobey’s vocal performance on Leave Alive sincerely re... Read More...
