Category: RECORD REVIEWS
CROOKED FINGERS: Forfeit/Fortune [Red Pig/ Constant Artists]
Eric Bachmann’s post-Archers Of Loaf outfit makes music in an unpredictable mix of styles, from 2000’s woozy, strings-laden self-titled debut
THE ROSEBUDS: Life Like [Merge]
When Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp debuted as the Rosebuds in 2003, they were cut from classic indie-pop cloth: spare
LAMBCHOP: OH (OHIO) [Merge]
Kurt Wagner has finally admitted what’s been true all along: No matter how many dozens of Nashville musicians play on
DUNGEN: 4 [Kemado]
With its aptly titled fourth album, Dungen has put the stoner-rock community on notice. No longer will the Sabbath-worshipping decibel
MERCURY REV: Snowflake Midnight [Yep Roc]
God, this is depressing. And no, we’re not talking depressing as in mood or tone, but that a band such
THE SAMMIES: Sandwich [MoRisen]
The Yardbirds in the mid-’60s. The Jam in the late ‘70s. The Hoodoo Gurus in the early ’80s. Guided By
TRACY SHEDD: Cigarettes & Smoke Machines [Teenbeat]
Chances are, you’ve heard something similar to Tracy Shedd before. Surrounded by guitar tones that vary from stark to stratospheric
















