Future Of The Left, "Chin Music" The bass tone for Future of the Left always sounds like a million bucks. And they wisely make sure that it stays up front plenty so we can all enjoy the hell out of it. ...And You...
Poster Children, "0 For 1" There was a decent sized indie rock scene in Champaign-Urbana in the late 80s/early 90s, with Hum, the excellent and forgotten Steakdaddy Six, Honcho Overload, and the Poster Children all emerging to varying levels of success. Of...
Arab Strap, "The Clearing" Arab Strap was a band from the same music scene that produced Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian, but unlike those two bands, they've never done that much for me. This comes from their first album, and it&...
Amon Tobin, "One Shy Morning" Amon Tobin put out two albums in 2019, with this one (Long Stories) being the more ambient, quieter one of the pair. It's well done, and it's a good record, but honestly, I prefer...
The Reindeer Section, "If Everything Fell Quiet" The Reindeer Section is a Scottish supergroup, featuring members of Belle & Sebastian, Snow Patrol, Arab Strap, Mogwai, and others. The resulting album actually sounds a lot more coherent than what you normally expect from a...