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Like Like The The Death, “Cave Jenny” LP
Usually, when someone talks about how a record’s not left their turntable for however long, it’s a bit of hyperbole. In my case, with Like Like The The Death‘s Cave Jenny, it’s absolutely literal. The...
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The Book-Burners, “People’s Songs” LP
Starting off sounding like a Midwestern band gone Seattle on “Quick,” the Book-Burners quickly establish themselves as a band loathe to embrace modern trends on People’s Songs, their debut full-length...
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Secret Smoker, “Terminal Architecture” LP
Well, hello, the late ’90s. I’ve missed you. Before screamo, bands would work angular riffs, battering their guitars and vocal chords to produce emotionally-resonant, cathartic music that shredded...
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Save Ends, “Warm Hearts, Cold Hands” LP
Fun times with indie-pop from Boston’s Save Ends. Their debut full-length after several years of EPs, Warm Hearts, Cold Hands is a harder-edged Dollyrots or Mixtapes. It’s super-poppy, and the whole...
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Adventures / Run Forever, “Split” EP
Pairing Adventures with Run Forever is such a ridiculously perfect idea, it’s basically one of those “shut up and take my money!” releases. Adventures’ dreamy indie pop has a certain angular melodicism...
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Potpourri of Pearls, “We Went to Heaven”
Potpourri of Pearls‘ We Went to Heaven has been playing down here in the basement, in the living room, at work, and various places over the past week. I’ve been trying to figure out if my initial...
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Acid Fast, “Rabid Moon” LP
Jumping up and down in my chair, listening to everything kick in on the first track of Acid Fast‘s Rabid Moon, it’s like that first time I heard Ned’s Atomic Dustbin doing “Kill Your Television” on 120...
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Art Contest, “Math Major” LP
Part of writing about music means there’s a constant quest for something new and interesting. The downside to that is finding so many bands that do things differently, but not very well. So, when yone...
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Late Bloomer, “Things Change” LP
Ever since Late Bloomer debuted “Use Your Words,” I’ve been foaming at the mouth to hear all of Things Change, their sophomore LP on Tor Johnson, Lunchbox, and Self Aware Records. I tried to hold back...
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“Chasing the Light” an overly-effusive, yet still-potent story of Minnesota...
Mark Allister‘s upcoming book for university of Minnesota Press, Chasing the Light: The Cloud Cult Story is as enthusiastic a band history and biography as one could ask for. That’s where the trouble...
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