Cursive, "Bad Sects" Cursive followed up my favorite album of theirs with Happy Hollow, which probably isn't really a step back or anything, but I always think more highly of albums that are a breakout. Domestica is arresting, an unflinching look into divorce that can...
MC Frontalot, "A Skit About Robots" Unfortunately for me, I'm exposed to probably an unhealthy amount of what would be described as geek media. That's largely a consequence of being as into tabletop gaming as I am, and staying on top of new releases and...
Ed Hall, "Luke Flukenstock" After yesterday, it's nice to get some noise rock in here to offset that kind of thing. Variety is the spice of life, after all, and around here, loud rock is salt. Uh, or something like that. I'm saying it's a...
Can, "Mushroom" Can is the sort of band that intolerable rock dorks will never shut up about, but frustratingly, they're also right about them. Tago Mago is a double-album, stuffed full of hypnotic rhythms, oddball sounds, plenty of shout-singing, and stretched out compositions. This is...
Has-Lo, "Everything Is" The minimal beat here really works well. Not every song can get by on something like this, but Has-Lo pulls it off. Girls Against Boys, "(I) Don't Got A Place" A thing I sometimes wonder about is the extent to which I...
