Earlier this week I mentioned how the Rocky Votolato song “Let Go” from the Kindred Spirit split EP with Chuck Ragan sounded like an old Ryan Adams song. The slow pace, the presence of drums, the seemingly elongated southern delivery reminded me much more of the songs from Heartbreaker & Gold than anything Rocky had released….
After speaking with Beef Wellington last night, we’ve decided that getting drunk is a piss poor excuse to not write anything. So in the spirit of professionalism and alcoholism, these thoughts are provided to you by our sponsors at $12 bottle of rum at our local liquor store. Why rum you may ask? Because it’s…
Dawes is a hard band to pin down. Sometimes I love listening to them and sometimes they put me right to sleep. They also seem to be a hard one for a larger audience to fully embrace, with part of their sound displaying strong influences of 60s and 70s rock, while also leaning heavily…
What is a guilty pleasure? Weekend at Bernie’s? Fedoras? Anal? When it comes to music, it’s something you belt out in your car but would be horrified if anyone saw you. Florence & the Machine was kinda like that for me. Sure, they often got the alternative or indie classification but this was really pop…
Not long ago I wrote a scathing review of The Airborne Toxic Event’s new album Dope Machines. I didn’t care for it because I felt it was a synth nightmare and another example of a rock band moving toward ‘80s style pop. It didn’t feel like ATE, it felt like Electric Dream Machine. But…
Everyone is supposed to hate this album. A good amount of people had already taken a stance against Mumford & Sons due to their overnight success and the over-saturation of their first two albums. Also they were British. Goddamn redcoats. But even the biggest fans of folky four piece were warned in advance of…
This will be refreshing. I’ve had to look for the positives lately, but no softening the blow this time. No split decisions where I love half of the album. Nope. And no goddamn loyalty pulling at me, or being torn about how I feel, or even trying to give credit for experimentation. I quite simply,…
This week’s Sunday morning offering is Sufjan Steven’s new album Carrie & Lowell. You’re probably already depressed because of some combination of bad decisions made last night and the pending doom and boredom of another Monday approaching so I’m here to pile it on. While you can always stop drinking too much or quit your…
It takes a lot for me to turn my back on someone. This loyalty extends not only to people but musical artists as well. While part of it is just trying to keep sacred one of my few virtuous qualities, another factor is my own selfish desire to not have to seek replacements. I don’t…
Anyone who knows anything about music admits that whether they like Springsteen or not, they love his 6th album Nebraska. Released in 1982, critics still talk about this album as one of the greatest of all time. Other artists rave about how this album influenced them to be better songwriters. Casual music listeners talk about how…
