Review: Erik Della Penna – “Rainy” July 13, 2021 Ladies and gentlemen, Gotham’s antique-garde marches onward! Though banjo tinkerer and carnival barker/band leader Curtis Eller continues to rage raggedy in the North Carolina… Continue Reading
Review: Stuck – “Change Is Bad” June 3, 2020 Holy mother of fuck, how did this one slip below the radar? Born Yesterday Records released the Chicago quartet Stuck’s debut LP, Change Is Bad,… Continue Reading
Review: Wet Fruit – S/T December 6, 2019 The songs just skitter away in a delightful pop of Roman candles on Wet Fruit’s self-titled, debut LP, out last week on digital and… Continue Reading
Review: Catholic Action – “One of Us” November 1, 2019 50 words on Catholic Action’s one-song drop, minus those words, smartass. Talking Heads meet Franz Ferdinand in this herky-jerky amble from Glasgow. Guitars skitter… Continue Reading
Review: Pachyderm – “Verge” March 27, 2018 Pachyderm’s turning out to be a tough band to pin down. While the obtuse single the group dropped in January, the aptly titled “I’m… Continue Reading
Review: Jeremy Bass – “The Greatest Fire” December 29, 2017 Considering Jeremy Bass’ new LP, The Greatest Fire, boasts contributions from Nick Luca and Jacob Valenzuela, there probably was little doubt this thing would… Continue Reading
REVIEW: The Patient/Breathers – “Extension” b/w “Colony Of Taste” October 5, 2017 Elephant 6, indeed. Athens, Ga. groups The Patient and Breathers do their respective idioms some justice on a too-short, split 7-inch single out last… Continue Reading
PROFILE: Soda Club (2017) August 23, 2017 It starts with the muted, chikka-chikka strum of a Fender Telecaster electric guitar and the clacking metronome of drumsticks, while riffing on a slight,… Continue Reading
