MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks By Kate Trebra | Top Tracks: “Joker Lips,” “She’s Leaving You,” and “Rudolph” MJ Lenderman, rocketed into the alt-country-rock scene with 2022’s Boat Songs, is a masterclass in storytelling. Ordinary struggles are painted with an easy, tongue-in-cheek narration that both pokes fun at and sympathizes with men who are down …
Category: Album Reviews
Sep 24
Album Review – Deep
Peter Murphy – Deep By Meghan Colovos | Top Tracks: “Cuts You Up,” “Marlene Dietrich’s Favourite Poem,” and “A Strange Kind of Love” Often referred to as “The Godfather of Goth” and highly praised for his time as lead vocalist in the band Bauhaus, Peter Murphy has had a successful solo career that has both …
Sep 17
Album Review – Crest
Bladee and ecco2k – Crest By Noah Temple Oftentimes I think about the good things to come out of Sweden like Ikea, Swedish Fish, and whatever else they make. But what stands out to me the most are Bladee and ecco2k. The two have been making music together since their childhood and still find new …
Sep 13
Album of the Week: Morrison Hotel
The Doors – Morrison Hotel By Meghan Colovos | Top Tracks: “Waiting for the Sun,” “Indian Summer,” “Ship of Fools” Ringing in the new decade early on, February 1970 heard the release of Morrison Hotel, the Doors’ fifth studio album. Following the harsh criticism of their previous 1969 album The Soft Parade, the Doors proved …
Apr 17
Album of the Week: Long.Live.A$AP
A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP By Noah Temple | Top Tracks: “Wassup”, “Keep it G”, “Houston Old Head” A$AP Rocky has 34 million monthly listeners and people will look at you with a straight face and say he’s overrated—one of the most insane things you’ll hear in your life. The worst part is you’ll listen to …