If you’re an indie pop fan, put Class Photo on your radar. The solo project of Patrick Morris, formerly from STRFKR, has released two singles so far, with an album on the horizon. “Hard Conversa…
Album Review: Catfish and the Bottlemen – “The Balance”
“Look, all those other bands are better looking than us. They can use computers and think outside the box. So let’s play brain-dead rock’n’roll. Where Alt-J or someone will go leftfield, we think, ‘Pu…
Album Review: Cage the Elephant – “Social Cues”
There ain’t no rest for the wicked—and there ain’t no rest for Cage the Elephant, either. Two years ago, the Kentucky rockers released Unpeeled, a live album featuring both recordings of old favo…
Album Review: The Drums – “Brutalism”
It’s hard to make vulnerability cool, but on Brutalism, The Drums do it again, and again, and again—nine times, in fact. If you’ve ever loved and lost—or felt unloved or lost—this is the album fo…
Concert Review: Pixies/Weezer – Baltimore, 3/17/19
Baltimore got lucky on St. Patrick’s Day. Both Pixies and Weezer came to Royal Farms Arena, and hundreds of green-clad fans filled the seats to cheer them on, not seeking the traditional forms of holi…
Album Review: Ex Hex – “It’s Real”
There are two Ex Hexes. The first was Mary Timony’s third and final solo album. The ’90s saw the indie rock powerhouse hopping from band to band, project to project; She was the frontwoman of the accl…
Album Review: Karen O and Danger Mouse – “Lux Prima”
Not too many music producers are widely known by name. Danger Mouse is one of the esteemed few. Even if you haven’t heard of him, chances are you know his work. In 2004, his mashup of the Beatles’ Whi…