Kenneth Ishak
Silver Lightning from a Black Sky
5/10
This album by Norwegian Kenneth Ishak is both lush and beautiful. It is filled with layers of dreamy ... Read More...
XXTeens
Welcome to Goon Island
Mute Corporation
7/10
For some, the XXTeens are yet another experimental band looking for airplay and a write-up in the local... Read More...
Third Eye Blind
Red Eye - EP
7/10
Listening to Third Eye Blind is so sweetly nostalgic, like flipping through a yearbook, or watching reruns of Rocko’s Moder... Read More...
Bridge and Tunnel
East/West
No Idea Records
9/10
This is awesome. I mean that. With Jeff Cunningham screaming at me and Rachel Rubino making my panties we... Read More...
I Am Ghost
Those We Leave Behind
Epitaph
8/10
Discounting the fact that 97% of their fan base has a Nightmare Before Christmas necklace/patch/tattoo, and ... Read More...
Jackson United
Harmony and Dissidence
Acetate Records
8/10
I love it when a band’s influences are apparent without being a total rip-off. Jackson United’s... Read More...
Japanther
Tut Tut Now Shake Your Butt
Wantage USA
6/10
What the hell? Alternating between bizarre beat poetry about Africa and poorly recorded jams about ... Read More...
Senses Fail
Life Is Not a Waiting Room
Vagrant Records/Drive Thru Records
8/10
Don’t judge a book by its cover, yea? Maybe…but I’m definitely going to chi... Read More...
Speakeasy, Tiger
The Sore Throat EP
Unsigned
8/10
"We think music and art and creativity should inspire people. We think we should share our hopes and dre... Read More...
Lords
Fuck All Y’all Motherfuckers
Black Market Activities
8/10
Motherfucker, these dudes have problems. You know how I can tell? Music is supposed to be ... Read More...
The Status
So This is Progress
Doghouse Records
7/10
The Status saved my life. Not by their music being the epitome of pop-rock, but by smashing the bigge... Read More...
Dead And Devine
The Fanciful
Rise Records
7/10
“I am a sorry excuse for a fucking hero.” OK, calm down. This is some pretty brutal shit, man. I bet this g... Read More...
The Ergs!
Carabar
Columbus, OH
October 13, 2008
I don’t remember exactly how I first found out about the Ergs. I do remember when I first saw them thoug... Read More...
A Static Lullaby
Rattlesnake!
Fearless Records
10/10
If I were to do this review five months ago, you probably would’ve heard a huge rant of how A Static ... Read More...
Bella Morte
Beautiful Death
Metropolis Records
5/10
AFI?! I thought their album wasn’t coming out until November! I’m being facetious, of course. But hon... Read More...
Jim White
A Funny Little Cross to Bear
Luaka Bop
8/10
Let’s get this out of the way: Jim White may well be one of the greatest troubadours Dixieland has pr... Read More...
