Marissa Nadler: The Sister
Marissa Nadler The Sister (Box of Cedar Records) Marissa Nadler is at her best when things get moody. I always found her atmospheric folk compelling, but less so when she veered into more pleasant pastures. Folk More...
Garbage: Not Your Kind of People
Garbage Not Your Kind of People (STUNVOLUME) Not Your Kind of People is Garbage’s first album in seven years, and if nothing else, shows that the group hasn’t lost anything during its hiatus. This More...
Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania
Smashing Pumpkins Oceania (MARTHA’S MUSIC) The stakes are pretty high for Billy Corgan to reclaim the musical high ground the Smashing Pumpkins once enjoyed before he reunited the group (he’s now the More...
James Iha: Look To the Sky
James Iha Look To the Sky (EMI) James Iha has been plenty busy since he released his first solo album in 1998. The former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist saw that band come to a close, joined A Perfect Circle, and More...
Beach House: Bloom
Beach House Bloom (Sub Pop Records) Beach House is nothing if not consistent. The band has had a relatively constant formula since its 2006 debut, but now, four albums in, Bloom showcases a band More...
Frankie Rose: Interstellar
Frankie Rose Interstellar (Slumberland Records) Interstellar is not only the name of Frankie Rose’s second solo album, it’s also a perfectly appropriate descriptor. Formerly of the Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls, More...
