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"Cross" by Justice

"Cross" by Justice

Comprised of two French gentlemen named Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay, Justice are one of the hottest and most buzzed about new Electronic acts in the genre today. Their remixes for the likes of Franz Ferdinand and countless others have made them highly sought after for their production work, bu... [More]

[Wed Aug 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Time on Earth" by Crowded House

"Time on Earth" by Crowded House

14 years after their supposed farewell album Together Alone and follow-up tour (their final farewell show at the Sydney Opera House drew in over 100,000 people), Neil Finn and the rest of Crowded House are back to give it another go. Unfortunately the circumstances surrounding the reunion were not t... [More]

[Tue Jul 31st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Calling the World" by Rooney

"Calling the World" by Rooney

Four years ago when The O.C. mania was taking the Indie-Rock world by storm Rooney looked to be that next big thing. Their Weezer guitar licks mixed with Beach Boys harmonies fit perfectly at that time for suburbanite tweeners that were searching for an up-and-coming band that they could call their... [More]

[Tue Jul 31st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Sirens of the Ditch" by Jason Isbell

"Sirens of the Ditch" by Jason Isbell

When Jason Isbell announced he was splitting amicably from Southern-Rock stalwarts Drive-By Truckers after only being featured on their last three records, it came as quite a shock to fans - though maybe it shouldn't have. Anyone who thinks that Drive-By Truckers is anything but the Paterson Hood/Mi... [More]

[Tue Jul 31st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Our Love to Admire" by Interpol

"Our Love to Admire" by Interpol

Jumping from the cozy minor league confines of Indie label Matador to the big time, bright lights and high expectations of major label biggie Capitol, Our Love to Admire is Interpol's attempt at taking their Joy Division meets The Cure sound to a much wider audience. Long-time fans can breathe easy,... [More]

[Mon Jul 30th, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Zeitgeist" by Smashing Pumpkins

"Zeitgeist" by Smashing Pumpkins

I'm truly saddened to report that with Billy Corgan's new release as the Smashing Pumpkins, all my deepest fears have been realized. True, the song writing was on the wall after the last Pumpkins record, Machina. A record that found the Pumpkins' versatile and varied dexterity buried beneath a rela... [More]

[Tue Jul 17th, 2007] Written By: Tyler Sanders
"The Reminder" by Feist

"The Reminder" by Feist

In the realm of music loosely categorized as indie, college, alternative - Canada has been and still is an important exporter of quality influential product. Leslie Feist certainly qualifies not only as Broken Social Scene's secret weapon, but as a solo act (with two critically hailed albums under h... [More]

[Thu Jul 12th, 2007] Written By: The Boneman
"Easy Tiger" by Ryan Adams

"Easy Tiger" by Ryan Adams

Easy Tiger marks the first album for Mr. Adams since he and his band The Cardinals released three separate albums in 2005 (Cold Roses, Jacksonville City Nights and 29, respectively). If you were going to compare Easy Tiger to any of those three it would have to be Jacksonville City Nights, since thi... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Icky Thump " by The White Stripes

"Icky Thump " by The White Stripes

Sometimes taking a break can be just what the doctor ordered. Hell, Jack and Meg White probably know that better than anyone else, especially now that everyone knows that they are ex-husband and wife and not brother and sister. Their last record, Get Behind Me Satan sounded like a band that was hove... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Era Vulgaris" by Queens of the Stone Age

"Era Vulgaris" by Queens of the Stone Age

Ever since Josh Homme kicked Nick Oliveri out of Queens of the Stone Age, it feels like it's taken Homme forever to find his own way. Queens' last album, Lullabies to Paralyze, felt terribly uneven and just never found its footing. Former Failure and A Perfect Circle bassist Troy Van Leeuwen and for... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Memory Almost Full" by Paul McCartney

"Memory Almost Full" by Paul McCartney

Two years after Paul McCartney created his greatest late period career album Chaos and the Creation in the Backyard, the former Beatle has thrown a major curveball to the music industry. Longtime label home Capitol records has been shown the door (maybe Heather Mills can console them) and now hot ne... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"City of Echoes " by Pelican

"City of Echoes " by Pelican

After the massive critical success of 2005's sophomore effort The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw, Instrumental-Hard Rock/Metal band Pelican finally return with their heavily anticipated follow-up City of Echoes. Echoes finds the band picking up right where they left off riffing with de... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Excellent Italian Greyhound " by Shellac

"Excellent Italian Greyhound " by Shellac

Even though it's been seven years since Shellac's last release, it really shouldn't surprise anyone who are familiar with the band that it took this long for the Chicago trio to finally record a proper follow-up to 2000's 1000 Hurts. Vocalist/guitarist Steve Albini has been more widely known as a su... [More]

[Sun Jul 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco

"Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco

For my money, I still find Wilco's 2002 album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot to be the seminal release of this decade, just a smidge over Radiohead's Kid A. The way they melded experimental noise with their established Alt-Country/Pop-Rock sound just astounded me and I'm still astonished by it every single ti... [More]

[Fri Jun 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England
"Volta" by Bjork

"Volta" by Bjork

After releasing two completely introverted works (2001's serene Vespertine and 2004's sorely overlooked masterpiece Medulla) Iceland's most popular export returns with Volta, an album promised from Bjork herself to be more outgoing and embraceable. Though Volta does a have accessible moments, I... [More]

[Fri Jun 1st, 2007] Written By: Kyle England