The Last Shadow Puppets: Everything You’ve Come to Expect
The Last Shadow Puppets Everything You’ve Come to Expect (Domino Recording Co. Ltd.) There is a certain genius to Alex Turner’s career. With Arctic Monkeys, he has matured from a gangly teenager with a penchant More...
Cate Le Bon: Crab Day
Cate Le Bon Crab Day (Drag City) “It doesn’t pay to sing your songs,” Welsh songstress Cate Le Bon sings on the title track of her fourth album. It’s hard to take that statement as a complaint as she’s More...
Frightened Rabbit: Painting of a Panic Attack
Frightened Rabbit Painting of a Panic Attack (Atlantic Records) The three years between Pedestrian Verse and Painting of a Panic Attack marked a shifting point for Frightened Rabbit. The band parted ways with More...
James: Girl at the End of the World
James Girl at the End of the World (BMG) It seems that now more than ever, the survivors of Britpop are coming to save us from dull music with some solid guitar rock. With decades of experience, more than LPs More...
Little Green Cars: Ephemera
Little Green Cars Ephemera (Glassnote Records) The most interesting aspect of Ephemera, the second full-length release by Irish band Little Green Cars, is its search for identity. Some of the tracks on the album More...
Weezer: Weezer (White Album)
Weezer Weezer (White Album) (Crush Music/Atlantic Records) Weezer (or the White Album, since this is our third album with this title) is a strange beast. The songs all have a breezy quality that makes it a perfect More...
Explosions in the Sky: The Wilderness
Explosions in the Sky The Wilderness (Temporary Residence Ltd.) Listening to Explosions in the Sky’s albums is like hearing soundtracks to movies you desperately want to see. The band’s post-rock, mostly More...
The Joy Formidable: Hitch
The Joy Formidable Hitch (C’mon Let’s Drift) On their third LP, The Joy Formidable are still writing rock songs that are as massive as ever. Ritzy Bryan’s vocals are smooth and controlled even as her guitar More...
Mogwai: Atomic
Mogwai Atomic (Temporary Residence Ltd.) Few bands today harness the instrumental power and creativity of Mogwai. Whether crafting their own albums or collaborating with others, the Scottish group avoids being More...
Lissie: My Wild West
Lissie My Wild West (Lionboy Records) Lissie’s debut album, Catching a Tiger, was all about indie folk pop that emphasized her incredible voice. Following that, 2013’s Back to Forever added a sleek ’80s More...
