Japandroids, "Younger Us" Lots of music gets described as "anthemic", and I've sometimes wondered what people mean by it. I think for me, it describes something that you want to shout along with, preferably with other people. Not sing, mind you. Shout. That's an anthem,...
Danny Brown, "Greatest Rapper Ever" I love the hubris in naming the first track on your debut album "Greatest Rapper Ever". It's a little like the now forgotten Cinder Block naming their first LP Greatest Hits, something I think about a lot even though I'm...
Goblin Cock, "Something Haunted" I'm sorry, nothing I'm going to say is going to change anybody's mind here. Either you were 100% in when you heard the name "Goblin Cock" or you were not. Helmet, "Pure" As Helmet moved further away from their Amphetamine Reptile...
Margo Price, "This Town Gets Around" This album, Midwest Farmer's Daughter, came out in 2016 on Jack White's label, and is very much a throwback. It wears its inspiration on its sleeve, with Loretta Lynn's influence heard everywhere in the music and of course the...
Pop Will Eat Itself, "Bulletproof!" After the anarchic fun of Cure For Sanity, which got some popular attention particularly on dance floors, their followup (The Looks or the Lifestyle) came out the next year trying to cash in on the popularity. But while there was...
