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Lola Ray Reviewed
Lola Ray Liars (Benevolent/226/Red Ink) Brooklyn’s Lola Ray pull a Longwave on their sophomore album.
Bernard Fanning Reviewed
Bernard Fanning Tea & Sympathy (Lost Highway) Former Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning sits on the front porch for his solo debut.
The Delgados Reviewed
The Delgados The Complete BBC Peel Sessions (Transdreamer) The Delgados will ultimately be remembered more for their contributions to ’90s Scottish indie infrastructure than their music, unjust as it might be.
Comets On Fire Reviewed
Comets On Fire Avatar (Sub Pop) A barrage of dope-greased guitar licks isn’t usually enough for Santa Cruz’s dirt merchants. But things are a little controlled this time.
Chrome Division Reviewed
Chrome Division Doomsday Rock ‘N Roll (Nuclear Blast) Death metal’s fuckin’ hard. Sometimes you need to just form a band and let off steam
Reckless Kelly Reviewed
Reckless Kelly Reckless Kelly Was Here (Sugar Hill) Reckless Kelly Was Here gives the chilling impression it’s supposed to be Frampton Comes Alive. Hopefully we’ve learned that lesson.
New London Fire Reviewed
New London Fire I Sing The Body Holographic (Eyeball) Former Sleep Station members morph into a more synth-oriented, anthemo concoction.
Wise In Time
Wise In Time The Ballad Of The Den Men (Crammed/Ryko) Former Juryman Ian Simmonds takes the dark roads through Bristol.
Hunters, Run! review
Hunters, Run! Broken Sounds (self released) Falling asleep making lo-fi bedroom rock and dreaming of stadium glory.
Jeffrey Luck Lucas review
Jeffrey Luck Lucas What We Whisper (Antebellum) An album that is on no schedule whatsoever and will get there when it friggin’ gets there.
The Finals review
The Finals Plan Your Getaway (Immortal) New Jersey pop punks avoid the teen and O.C. clichés, opting for an effective, if frill-less formula.
Spoon Reviewed
Spoon Telephono/Soft Effects (Merge) Spoon’s place in indie rock lore was secured by their third and fourth albums. From here on — no matter if they license everything to McDonald’s or go completely off the deep end — they will be regarded as royalty. Originally released by Matador Records, Telephono and Soft Effects are being […]
The Gersch Reviewed
The Gersch The Gersch (Tortuga) Mainly a footnote now Cliff Meyer has found success as Red Sparowes and ISIS, this collection of recordings as The Gersch sorts through his past.
Just Pharrell
Pharrell In My Mind (Star Trak/Interscope) Second miss in a row from Neptunes half Pharrell Williams.
Boy Kill Boy Reviewed
Boy Kill Boy Civilian (Island) Not to be confused with Rock Kills Kid, The Killers, Kill Hannah, or The Kills, London’s Boy Kill Boy drop an engagingly melodic, bandwagon-jumping debut.
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