Music Reviews tagged with indie-rock
Owen New Leaves
Following up on the orchestrated touches and marital dos/don'ts of At Home With Owen, Mike Kinsella dives headfirst into New Leaves committed to both. Luckily for us, the headaches of growing up come bundled with a fair share of grace.
Ryan Pratt reviews Owen's latest self-portrait...The Clean Mister Pop
Mister Pop, the famed New Zealanders' first album in eight years, sidesteps its alt-punk legacy for dewier, sticky-sweet pastures.
Ryan Pratt meets Mister Pop, shoots the bull...Still Life Still Girls Come Too
Why couldn't these Arts & Crafts newbies teach my Sex Ed class? This debut may sound like a quick-study but there's heart behind Still Life Still's perpetual walk of shame.
Ryan Pratt tests out a new drinking game...Limbs Seeds On Stone
A talented band makes a dry album; a dry band makes a talented album. Doesn’t make sense? Well, then listen to the album.
Sean Caldwell is reluctant to yawn, but must...Fiery Furnaces I'm Going Away
The Fiery Furnaces sixth and most accessible album is also one of their best.
Brett Oronzio reviews...Faux Hoax Your Friends Will Carry You Home 7"
It’s pronounced “folks,” and therein lies the “hoax.”
Sean Caldwell on the grey curb under yellow streetlights...Dinosaur Jr. Farm
Dust down your earplugs: J, Lou and Murph are back with another belter.
Nick Fenn reviews...Redjetson Other Arms
The last words of a pretty good band.
Ryan Faughnder reviews...Sonic Youth The Eternal
Sonic Youth's sixteenth studio album is a landmark release that sees the band returning to its indie label roots.
To celebrate its release, we're posting a handful of reviews from various members of the No Ripcord team...Sunset Rubdown Dragonslayer
While Sunset Letdown is a too-obvious pun, it might sadly be appropriate as Spencer Krug's most promising of his many projects fails to deliver as it has in the past.
Jaclyn Elgeness tries her best to like and reviews...
