Review: Westside Daredevils – “Twilight Children” July 11, 2008 The Knoxville quintet follows up 2002’s All Things Small Produce A Spark with a handful of studio-nurtured ditties that pop-pop-pop! In case your mood’s… Continue Reading
Review: Old Growth – S/T July 11, 2008 Boilerplate pop-punk from a trio that hits the right poses but sometimes ambles half-hearted through the proceedings. Tracks occasionally hint at a bluesy undercurrent… Continue Reading
Review: Numbers/Adult. – Numbers + Adult. = This Seven Inch July 11, 2008 Numbers steals the show on this rumbling little two-song battle of the bands, where the weapons of choice appear to be tinny dance rhythms,… Continue Reading
Review: The Sems – “Any Day Ago” July 11, 2008 Yes, the sophomore effort from this one-man studio project quickly defines itself with an enveloping succession of fragile, synth-driven pop soundscapes. But it’s not… Continue Reading
Review: Joan of Arc – “Eventually, All At Once” July 11, 2008 The Chicago-area collective/Tim Kinsella pseudo-solo experiment offers up 10 tracks of textured folk ballads, knotted full-band fare and laid-back, jangly post-something vaguely in line… Continue Reading
Review: Final Fantasy – “He Poos Clouds” July 11, 2008 Bizarre, bizarre, bizarre. Chamber music constructed around D&D’s eight schools of magic may not seem like an ideal premise for a record but Owen… Continue Reading
Reviewer Spotlight: The Jesus Lizard – Liar July 11, 2008 Originally published in Punk Planet September/October 2006 The Jesus Lizard’s third full-length, released some 14 years ago, simply is without rival. A pummeling, explosive… Continue Reading
Review: Venice Is Sinking/What We Do Is Secret – S/T July 10, 2008 Jangly guitars and cooed female vocals lead the way in this five-song split between a pair of Georgia-based quintets. Venice Is Sinking tries to… Continue Reading
Review: Haram – S/T July 10, 2008 On first blush, this quartet’s 11-song full-length debut may feel like a fuzzy mimeograph of Fugazi shortly before the century turned. But, after two… Continue Reading
Review: Press The Button – “The Button: For Dummies” July 10, 2008 Simply put, a mess of found-sound collages that clearly reflect the inspiration of their origins — namely, the bleary-eyed experimentalism of late-night radio. On… Continue Reading
