If 'For Emma, Forever Ago’ was the crisp, isolation of a northern Winter; ‘Bon Iver’ the rise and whirr of Spring; and '22, A Million', a crazy energy Summer record, ‘i,i’ completes the cycle: a fall record; Autumn-colored, ruminative, steeped.
Until now, guitarist-singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney of the Black Keys took an extreme do-it-yourself approach to record making, hunkering down in a basement studio or setting up equipment in one of the abandoned factories of their native A
Big Thief had only just finished work on their 3rd album, U.F.O.F. – “the celestial twin” – days before in a cabin studio in the woods of Washington State. Now it was time to birth U.F.O.F.’s sister album – “the earth twin” – Two Hands. 30 miles west of
In a lengthy mission statement announcing the album’s release, Seth Avett, of the Avett Brothers, said the band “didn’t make a record that was meant to comment on the sociopolitical landscape that we live in. We did, however, make an album that is obvious
The Ar-Kaics wade in the waters of troglodyte teenbeat 60s-style punk. They backstroke in the ‘proto’ gray area eras before these subgenres of rock and roll had names or rules.
The fan favorite, released in October 1999, bridged the gap between their Black Sails In The Sunset and The Art Of Drowning studio albums, reaching cult status for it s legendary four songs including their cover of The Misfits 'Halloween'
Vinyl edition of what is probably GG Allin's greatest studio album. This was GG's fourth album when it was originally released on Homestead Records in 1988. Recorded with a backing band featuring members of New England punk/thrash heavies Psycho, this one
It’s been a while but the Trail of Dead have found their creative mojo again. The heavily melodic sound of Source Tags & Codes combined with the energy of Madonna even channeling in some of their early Sonic Youth-influences, works wonders. And many of th
Double vinyl! These aren’t dad-raps, these aren’t anti-establishment-raps, and these aren’t chasing-old-fire-raps. Even at its darkest, Atmosphere "Whenever" houses blessed-to-be-alive-raps.
