Paul Simon: Stranger to Stranger
Paul Simon Stranger to Stranger (Concord Records) Paul Simon’s newest record, Stranger to Stranger, is a hard one to pin down at the beginning. Instrumentally, it is one of Simon’s most experimental records. More...
Woodkid: Desierto
Woodkid Desierto (Green United Music) One of France’s greatest exports, Yoann Lemoine, who goes by the stage name Woodkid, is a complete mystery when it comes to his musical styling. Trying to lump Woodkid More...
Woodkid: Desierto
Woodkid Desierto (Green United Music) One of France’s greatest exports, Yoann Lemoine, who goes by the stage name Woodkid, is a complete mystery when it comes to his musical styling. Trying to lump Woodkid More...
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon: Jesu/Sun Kil Moon
Jesu/Sun Kil Moon Jesu/Sun Kil Moon (Rough Trade) One may think Sun Kil Moon’s latest record, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, is a departure from the painful lyrics and doleful persona of the lead singer Mark Kozelek, More...
Violent Femmes: We Can Do Anything
Violent Femmes We Can Do Anything (PIAS America) Will the Violent Femmes ever release a record that lives up to their self-titled debut album? The answer to that is, maybe. The Milwaukee-based band recently More...
Mavis Staples: Livin’ on a High Note
Mavis Staples Livin’ on a High Note (ANTI-/Epitaph Records) If Mavis Staples is still unknown among people today, her most recent release, Livin’ on a High Note, will be a fitting and transcendent introduction More...
Cage the Elephant: Tell Me I’m Pretty
Cage the Elephant Tell Me I’m Pretty (RCA) Cage the Elephant’s newest record, Tell Me I’m Pretty, takes the blues and psychedelic rock, fuses them together, and does what can only be described as one of More...
Thurston Moore and John Moloney: Full Bleed
Thurston Moore and John Moloney Full Bleed (Northern Spy) Long gone are the days of Sonic Youth and angsty teens thrashing about to noisy pop songs. Former lead singer and musical genius of Sonic Youth, Thurston More...
JEFF The Brotherhood: Global Chakra Rhythms
Jeff the Brotherhood Global Chakra Rhythms (Infinity Cat Recordings) Tennessee brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall of the band, JEFF the Brotherhood recently released their new record, Global Chakra Rhythms. On the More...