Category: RECORD REVIEWS

STRAWBERRY WHIPLASH: Who’s In Your Dreams [Matineé]

As with most of the bands on the indie-pop Matineé label, it’s apparent that the C-86 movement was a huge

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

Joe Jackson has earned the right to the nostalgia trip he’s been on this decade, having worn many hats in

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

Chris Walla is a talented guy. His role as guitarist, producer and co-writer in Death Cab For Cutie has led

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

For Thao Nguyen’s second LP, she enlisted backing band the Get Down Stay Down, and the 11 tunes here are

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

On 2005 debut The Best Little Secrets Are Kept, these SoCal glam/ garage avatars milked the casual-sex-as-comedic-art teat for all

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

The combustible Archers Of Loaf begat the bucolic Crooked Fingers, so it’s not entirely shocking that Daniel Littleton came of

January 29, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS

R.I.P. MAGNET Senior Writer Jonathan Valania

To anyone surprised that the lo-fi catchiness of the Whigs has blossomed into full-blown rock majesty on their second album,

January 22, 2008 / RECORD REVIEWS