Steve Gunn: “Milly’s Garden” Is Transcendent

I’m not sure where I first heard Steve Gunn. All I know is that something led me to his Bandcamp page and more spins of his album Time Off than I can count. It was like a cool breeze hitting you in the face on an otherwise hot and humid day. Fluid, languid guitar playing […]

New Releases To Squeal About: Spoon and Bear In Heaven

I just got done yapping about all the music that’s come out so far in 2014 that I dig, and that 2014 hasn’t really been as spectacular as 2013 or 2012 for that matter new music-wise. Well I may have to eat those words. If I do, I’d prefer steak fries, coleslaw, and a diet […]

Cate Le Bon’s “Sisters”

Have you heard Cate Le Bon? You haven’t? Well go grab Television’s Marquee Moon, The Strokes’ Is This It, and a couple Nico albums. Now put them all in a blender, sprinkle with a smattering of 60s garage rock and The Owls Daughters and Suns, have Deerhoof give their blessing, then hit “liquify”. What you […]

“Constellation Jam”

I know, we just put this Cambodia Highball album out in November of 2013. Two months ago. That’s not a whole lot of time for a record to soak in collective ears before readying a new set of tunes, but that’s just what we’re doing. I’m not sure if you got the memo, but Cambodia […]

The Polar Vortex…not like other vortexes

We are in our second day of the great Midwest Polar Vortex. I’ve honestly never heard of a polar vortex before, but it’s kind of a cool name. And really, something that’s allowing me to stay home from work for the second day in a row can’t be all that bad. My boss called last […]

NIN: Hesitation Marks out Sept. 3rd

So the retirement didn’t last as long as you’d think(you’d think retirement lasts forever, at least in my neck of the woods it does). We’re the better for it if “Came Back Haunted” is any indication as to what NIN 2.0 is offering. This song seems to encapsulate all the best bits of every NIN […]

Achtung!! Kraftwerk and the Wayward Music Lover

I’m not sure if it’s the season or what, but new music isn’t really hitting my ear like I’d want it to. Nothing new has been tickling my fancy. The new Boards of Canada will be coming out next week and I’m very much anticipating its arrival on my front stoop. I also ordered Thieves […]