Danny Weinkauf, "Champion of the Spelling Bee" After the success of the They Might Be Giants kids albums, which included a few songs written by bassist Danny Weinkauf, he set out on his own and recorded a couple records in a similar vein. They're pleasant...
L'Orange & Mr. Lif, "A World Without Music" As is his penchant, Mr. Lif's 2016 album was a concept record, this one based around the idea of a society that had stamped out culture completely. As with his other concept albums, it connects better on some...
The Toasters, "Dub 56" We're mid-career with the Toasters here, with the Toasters basically having found their sound with Dub 56. They'd further refine it a bit on the next couple albums, but this is more or less where they ended up. You can very...
New Bomb Turks, "Double Marlon" Garage punks out of Columbus, OH, the New Bomb Turks exploded (heh!) onto the scene with their brand of aggressive rock, and they kept it rockin' for a while. However, they did eventually fell off, and this EP (Beruhren Meiner...
The Queers, "From Your Boy" We've been over this, but it's been a while: yes, this is shameless Ramones worship. Yes, it's incredibly sophomoric. Yes, you can do much better. The Decemberists, "Rox in the Box" After The Hazards of Love, the Decemberists stepped back...
