Cloud Nothings, "Sun Meat" You know, cranking out a monthly EP for an entire year is an absolutely tremendous achievement, one of the more impressive ones I've seen from an artist in years. I think it's kind of a shame that they didn't have a...
Vampire Weekend, "Unbelievers" Vampire Weekend's third album was a return to form to my ears. Contra was a little bit too scattered, and sounded a little bit tired, and just didn't quite hang together. But Modern Vampires of the City had some of that ineffable...
Bathory, "Possessed" Bathory's second album, The Return of the Darkness and Evil, was one of the touchstones in black metal's first wave. Most of the traits of the genre were in place at this point, with the murky production, shrieked vocals, satanic themes, and punishing...
Poster Children, "0 For 1" There was a decent sized indie rock scene in Champaign-Urbana in the late 80s/early 90s, with Hum, the excellent and forgotten Steakdaddy Six, Honcho Overload, and the Poster Children all emerging to varying levels of success. Of that group,...
