“My childhood was small, but I’m gonna be big.” This is how lead singer Grian Chatten introduces himself on Dogrel, Fontaines D.C.’s debut album—and when he proclaims it, ironically or not, you i…
Interview: Sebastian Danzig of Palaye Royale
Want to see a vampire, a pirate, and a gentleman playing rock and roll together? No need to travel to a fantasy dimension; just go to the Palaye Royale show. Brothers Remington Leith, Emerson Barrett,…
Interview: Class Photo
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…