Category: Reviews

“It is winter again and you are fighting with your woman.” So begins the sprawling and sometimes stream-of-consciousness narrative Adam Gnade unreels on this…

If the folks at Elephant 6 aren’t head over heels with this disc, there’s simply no justice left in the world. A concept record…

A 7-song set of generic and accessible punk-pop that feels like much of the alternative fare that clogged college radio in the mid-90s. At…

Atmosphere’s the name of the game on this lush, 12-song outing, recorded over the course of two years with a healthy dose of reverb…

Sufjan Stevens may have taken his stab at depicting Michigan in song, but for my money, few acts may be painting the state’s automotive…

As a concept, side projects can sometimes be a tough pill to swallow. At their best, they are windows onto new landscapes, understated gems…

If Tortoise’s first records were experiments in atmosphere, collage or dimension, “Standards,” their follow-up to 1998’s “TNT,” is a document in density.  Far from…

The years following the break-up of Slint were interesting ones for Brian McMahan. Born from the ashes of seminal punk rock outfit Squirrel Bait,…

At their best, most recordings put out by artists between major releases and projects are forgettable or excusable. In the past, however, Bill Callahan…

The keyboards let out a sort of soft and gentle moan, a low rumble of emotion, as fingers walk slowly over the fret-board and…