Greg Freeman - "I Looked Out" (Reissue) | Album Review
When Burlington singer-songwriter Greg Freeman quietly dropped I Looked Out, his first record released under his own name, there was little fanfare. Looking back at it two years later, with this new vinyl reissue and a follow-up record seemingly imminent, it stands as a showcase of an exciting songwriter who came out of the gate with a fully realized musical vision and unique lyrical style, and nowhere to go but up.
my wall - "OVER" | Album Review
Lunar Vacation - "Everything Matters, Everything's Fire" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Black Curse - "Burning in Celestial Poison"
Various Artists - "Cosmic Waves Volume 1" | Album Review
Cosmic Waves Volume 1 is sort of a compilation. That “sort of” categorization is due to a rarely applied (if done before) concept - a musical dialogue between Angel Olsen and five other artists/bands chosen by her. Side A features the label’s artists while Side B finds Olsen covering songs from their respective catalogs.
Picture That - "Strum" | Album Review
2nd Grade - "Scheduled Explosions" | Album Review
Straw Man Army - "Earthworks" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: The Submissives - "Live At Value Sound Studios"
Julia Holter - "Something in the Room She Moves" | Album Review
The Green Child - "Look Familiar" | Album Review
Twine - "New Old Horse" | Album Review
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Kim Deal - "Nobody Loves You More"
Black Ends - "Psychotic Spew" | Album Review
It takes a lot of chutzpah for a band to dub themselves the progenitors of a new genre, but Seattle’s Black Ends are up to the task, trading in what they call “gunk pop.” A sideways inversion of pop-punk, deep from the Pacific Northwest ethos of bluesy, heavy grunge and raucous, righteous Riot Girl.