Mudhoney: Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point (Sub Pop) In writing this review I’m faced with an interesting conundrum. All of Vanishing Point‘s weaknesses are also its strengths. This comes down entirely to Mudhoney’s More...
The Jim Jones Revue: The Savage Heart
The Jim Jones Revue The Savage Heart (Punk Blues Records/PIAS Recordings) If you’re a fan of straight-ahead, raw rock ‘n’ roll you’ve probably already been digging The Jim Jones Revue since More...
Bush Tetras: Happy
Bush Tetras Happy (ROIR) Happy is kind of an interesting entry in the Bush Tetras catalogue. I first listened to it without researching it at all and found it to have a strange, unstuck-in-time kind of quality. More...
Jerry Reed: The Unbelievable Guitar & Voice of Jerry Reed/Nashville Underground
Jerry Reed The Unbelievable Guitar & Voice of Jerry Reed/Nashville Underground (Razor & Tie/Real Gone) Have you recently found yourself wanting to get into legendary country artist Jerry Reed, but thought no single More...
Lee “Scratch” Perry: Humanicity
Lee “Scratch” Perry Humanacity (Gangloff Ferrey Beriot Perry) Let me start by saying that Lee “Scratch” Perry is one of the most influential people in all of reggae. His contributions to the genre More...
Deerhoof: Breakup Song
Deerhoof Breakup Song (Polyvinyl) Deerhoof have always been a difficult band to classify. Usually, they’re labeled something along the lines of indie-experimental-noise-rock. With their latest release, More...
Lee Hazlewood: The LHI Years – Singles, Nudes & Backsides (1968-1971)
Lee Hazelwood The LHI Years Singles, Nudes and Backsides (1968 – 1971) (Light In The Attic) Lee Hazlewood is one of those artists I feel like I’ve always been aware of, but never really knew anything More...
Ty Segall: Twins
Ty Segall Twins (Drag City) Ty Segall is an extremely prolific little fella. Just take a look at his Wikipedia page really quickly and see how much material has been released with his name attached to it. It’s More...
Jimmy Cliff: Rebirth
Jimmy Cliff Rebirth (Universal) If there was ever an idea that sounded perfect, it was Tim Armstrong producing a Jimmy Cliff album. Armstrong’s a life-long ska/reggae obsessive who also knows a good deal More...
Jens Lekman: I Know What Love Isn’t
Jens Lekman I Know What Love Isn’t (Secretly Canadian) Jens Lekman has always been a little mopey. I Know What Love Isn’t is his break-up album though. It’s his Blue; his Sea Changes. So it’s More...
