They long ago abandoned the lo-fi aesthetic that made them famous, and Sebaoh’s latest is another set of slick rock songs. Whether that’s a good thing or not will depend on your level of saturation wi…
Album Review: Deerhunter – “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?”
It should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been closely following this band to hear me observe that lead singer and songwriter Bradford Cox is a walking mass of contradictions. But it struck …
Album Review: Hippo Campus – “Bambi”
They were coy little things when they began — back when the world bid adieu to Don Draper and people booked stays at The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. They took a spirit ride down to the sl…
Album Review: Gin Blossoms – “Mixed Reality”
The past few years have been witness to a 1990s revival as the millennials who came of age during the decade mature to adulthood (as do their finances). It’s apparent in a lot of places, from fashion …
Music Review: Snow Patrol – “Wildness”
It’s been seven years since Snow Patrol last put out an album, explained by the band in part because of lead singer Gary Lightbody’s struggles with writer’s block, mental health, and alcoholism. It’s …
Album Review: Incubus – “8”
Of all the subgenres that birthed from rock music, nu metal may be the hardest one for bands to shake off. With all the heights that came from the Family Values Tour and Woodstock ’99, nu metal was a …
Weezer Release New Single “Feels Like Summer”
We may only be in March, but that doesn’t mean summer can’t come a little early. Weezer surprised fans on Wednesday night by premiering “Feels Like Summer,” the first si…