WIFE, "Salvage" WIFE is the new band started by James Kelly, after the sublime black metal band Altar of Plagues disbanded. He clearly wanted to pursue a different direction, focusing on electronics to make his noise. It does share some of the same...
Tame Impala, "Desire Be Desire Go" Innerspeaker seemed universally beloved, so I went ahead and picked it up. And I like it fine, but it doesn't really blow me away. It doesn't really stick with me particularly, so I...
The Magnetic Fields, "Two Kinds of People" There are two kinds of people: those with the patience to pick through 69 Love Songs to find the good bits, and those who cannot be bothered. The Skatalites, "Woman A Come" The Skatalites...
Sam & Dave, "Said I Wasn't Going To Tell Nobody" Seems like it's been a long time since we've had any Stax stuff up in here. So, it's a delight to get some Sam &...
Conor Oberst, "Get - Well - Cards" Conor Oberst is known primarily as the guy fronting Bright Eyes, a band that I never got into. Like, I don't even have one of their albums in the collections. No real reason, mind...