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Built To Spill "Keep It Like a Secret" - Retrospective Review
Built To Spill "Keep It Like a Secret" - Retrospective Review 10/10
John Robinson
May 19, 20243 min read
Wolf Parade "Apologies to the Queen Mary" - Retrospective Review
Wolf Parade "Apologies to the Queen Mary" - Retrospective Review 9.5/10
PK White
May 12, 20244 min read
The Housemartins "London 0 Hull 4" - Retrospective Review
The Housemartins "London 0 Hull 4" - Retrospective Review 8.6/10
PK White
May 8, 20244 min read
The Libertines "All Quiet On the Eastern Esplanade" - Review
The Libertines "All Quiet On the Eastern Esplanade" - Review 5/10
John Robinson
Apr 10, 20243 min read
Franz Ferdinand "Franz Ferdinand" - Twentieth Anniversary Review
Franz Ferdinand "Franz Ferdinand" - Twentieth Anniversary Review
Phil Deveraux
Mar 29, 20243 min read
Cage the Elephant "Out Loud & Neon Pill" - Single Review
Cage the Elephant "Out Loud & Neon Pill" - Single Review
John Robinson
Mar 11, 20243 min read
The Decemberists "The King Is Dead" - Retrospective Review
8/10 By 2011, the sonic direction The Decemberists had been heading was becoming increasingly complex, and quite a bit different from...
Phil Deveraux
Feb 9, 20244 min read
Modest Mouse "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" - Twentieth Anniversary Review
Modest Mouse "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" - Twentieth Anniversary Review
PK White
Jan 19, 20244 min read
The Vaccines "Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations" - Review
The Vaccines "Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations - Review
PK White
Jan 12, 20243 min read
Two Door Cinema Club "Tourist History" - Retrospective Review
Two Door Cinema Club "Tourist History" - Retrospective Review
John Robinson
Jan 3, 20244 min read
The Libertines "Up the Bracket" - Retrospective Review
The Libertines - Up the Bracket Retrospective Review
PK White
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Green Day "Dookie" - Retrospective Review
Green Day "Dookie" - Retrospective Review
PK White
Nov 30, 20234 min read
Dan Sharp "Man Don't Cry" - EP Review
New Zealand based singer-songwriter Dan Sharp released his third EP earlier this month again rejuvinating listeners with his unique,...
PK White
Nov 16, 20231 min read
The Stone Roses "The Stone Roses" - Retrospective Review
The Stone Roses "The Stone Roses" - Retrospective Review
PK White
Nov 2, 20233 min read
The Strokes "Room On Fire" - 20 Year Review
The Strokes "Room On Fire" - 20 Year Review
PK White
Nov 1, 20232 min read
Arctic Monkeys "Favourite Worst Nightmare" - Retrospective Review
8.5/10 If you're a young and talented rock band, what are you to do with your second album, when your debut album was a smashingly...
PK White
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Blonde Otter "Blonde Otter" - Review
8.7/10 It's always an intriguing endeavor to discern the influences of an up-and-coming band when delving into their work, and the 2021...
PK White
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Secret Menu "Jack and Jill" - Single Review
Secret Menu "Jack and Jill" - Single Review
PK White
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" - Retrospective Review
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Retrospective Review 10/10
PK White
Sep 30, 20233 min read
The Spheres "Medicine" - Review
9/10 The third single from Canadian indie rockers, The Spheres, comes at the perfect time. The nostalgia fueled summery track Medicine...
PK White
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Vampire Weekend "Father of the Bride" - Retrospective Review
Vampire Weekend "Father of the Bride" - Retrospective Review. 8.5/10
Phil Deveraux
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Talking Heads "Remain in Light" - Retrospective Review
9.5/10 A cornerstone of sonic innovation and artistic brilliance following three wonderful records, Talking Heads fourth release, Remain...
Phil Deveraux
Aug 31, 20233 min read
Charles Walker "Caught in the Current" - Review
Nashville based indie artist Charles Walker released his newest single Caught in the Current earlier this month.
PK White
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Death Cab For Cutie "An Arrow in the Wall" - Review
6/10 Death Cab For Cutie's newest single An Arrow in the Wall comes as quite a longshot from the nostalgic tracks that made so many fall...
PK White
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Bloc Party "Silent Alarm" - Retrospective Review
9/10 Matching the excitement of their British Isle brethren of Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and Klaxons, Bloc Party’s debut album...
PK White
Aug 16, 20233 min read
Dinosaur Jr. "Where You Been" - Retrospective Review
The evolution of a trio that has carved an indelible niche within the alternative and indie rock pantheon.
PK White
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Interpol "Turn on the Bright Lights" - 21st Anniversary Review
In the sprawling world of indie and alternative music, there exists a select group of records that sit atop all of the others
PK White
Aug 7, 20233 min read
OK Go "This" - Review
9/10 Almost 21 years after OK Go released their fantastic yet underrated debut album, the band still has it, clear as day. Fresh, but...
PK White
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Summerdrive "Shimmer" - Review
Yet again capturing pure, euphoric sounds of summer, New York based indie trio Summerdrive found themselves with another gem of a feel...
PK White
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Beck & Phoenix "Odyssey" - Single Review
Beck & Phoenix "Odyssey" Single Review In short, overproduced, uninteresting, unexpected and above everything, forgettable.
Phil Deveraux
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Summerdrive "Sunkissed Dreamland" - Review
Summerdrive "Sunkissed Dreamland" - Review 8.5/10
PK White
Jul 10, 20231 min read
The Cure "Boys Don't Cry" (US Release) - Retrospective Review
The Cure "Boys Don't Cry" (US Release) - Retrospective Review 9/10
PK White
Jul 8, 20233 min read
Dan Sharp "Interstellar Runaway" - Review
Starting as some form of a duet between Dan and his guitar, New Zealand based singer-songwriter Dan Sharp's newest single Interstellar...
PK White
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" - Retrospective Review
Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" Retrospective Review 10/10
PK White
Jun 15, 20234 min read
Bealby Point "America" - Single Review
Meeting at some sort of crossroads between nostalgic heartland rock and modern indie rock, Bealby Point's newest single America hits home...
Phil Deveraux
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Powers and the People "Hungover" - Single Review
8.5/10 Nashville indie quintet Powers and the People's 2nd single finds itself satisfyingly reminiscent of the Rilo Kiley side of early...
PK White
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Ambiverse "Say You Hate Me" - Single Review
8/10 Again, with an exciting mix of mid 2000's pop-punk and contemporary indie rock, if you consider yourself a fan of bands like...
PK White
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Petty Cassettes "Picking Petals" - Single Review
8.5/10 Petty Cassette's came onto our radar at Melophobe a while back with their 2021 single Rydo and Julianne catching a spot on our...
PK White
May 26, 20231 min read
Ween "The Mollusk" - Retrospective Review
9.5/10 Ever since their inception in Deaner and Gener’s (Aaron Freeman & Mickey Melchiondo) middle school typing class, Ween had anything...
PK White
May 25, 20232 min read
Of Monsters and Men "My Head Is an Animal" - Retrospective Review
Of Monsters and Men "My Head Is and Animal" - Retrospective Review 9/10
PK White
May 2, 20232 min read
Foster The People "Torches" - Retrospective Review
Foster The People "Torches" - Retrospective Review 8.5/10
PK White
Apr 25, 20232 min read
The Strokes "Is This It" - Retrospective Review
The Strokes "Is This It" - Retrospective Review 10/10
Phil Deveraux
Apr 20, 20232 min read
The Growlers "City Club" - Retrospective Review
The Growlers City Club - Retrospective Review 8/10
PK White
Apr 20, 20232 min read
Daisy Jones & The Six "Aurora" - Review
A legendary album from a band that doesn’t exist. The first fictional band to have an album reach the number one spot on iTunes, best-sellin
Jill Setek
Apr 10, 20232 min read
The Shins "Heartworms" - Retrospective Review
The Shins "Heartworms" - Retrospective Review. 7/10
PK White
Mar 31, 20233 min read
Bad Bad Mary "Passenger Side" - Single Review
9.5/10 If the 1975 and Depeche Mode somehow managed to create a synth-fueled alternative love child, what you would be left with is Bad...
PK White
Mar 28, 20231 min read
The B-52's “The B-52's” - Retrospective Review
The B-52's (The B-52's) - Retrospective Review 8.5/10
PK White
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Hozier "Eat Your Young" - EP Review
Hozier "Eat Your Young" EP Review
8/10
PK White
Mar 24, 20231 min read
The Smiths "Strangeways, Here We Come" Retrospective Review
The Smiths "Strangeaways, Here We Come" Retrospective Review. 8/10
PK White
Mar 20, 20233 min read
Walk the Moon "Walk the Moon" - Retrospective Review
Walk the Moon "Walk the Moon" - Retrospective Review
Jill Setek
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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