The Aggrolites, "Reggae Hit L.A." The Aggrolites, a ska and reggae band from L.A., are somewhat unusual. The got started after the third wave had receeded, and there aren't that bands working in this space that didn't...
Screeching Weasel, "The First Day Of Summer" Bark Like A Dog is the first Screeching Weasel album that came out after I'd graduated from college. It was also the first record after Ben Weasel decided to end his Ramones worshipping band,...
Helium, "XXX" Amazingly, despite having Mary Timony show up here with Ex Hex, Wild Flag, Autoclave, and even as a solo artist, we've never actually had her show up with the band she's most famous with, Helium. That ends...
Flop, "Regrets" I sometimes think about what band I would wave a magic wand and just make famous. The bands that have the widest gap between my love for them and the wider perception of the band. At this point, if you'...
Vampire Weekend, "Unbelievers" Vampire Weekend's third album was a return to form to my ears. Contra was a little bit too scattered, and sounded a little bit tired, and just didn't quite hang together. But Modern Vampires of the...