High on Fire, "Spewn From the Earth" Matt Pike had a big 2018. In addition to Sleep emerging from a fifteen year, uh, slumber to produce the very good The Sciences, he also put out a High on Fire record, Electric Messiah. High...
Prince Paul, "Psycho Linguistics (Convergent Thought)" Before his masterpiece, A Prince Among Thieves, Prince Paul released an uneven first solo record, Psychoanalysis: What Is It?. There are some good tunes on it, but a lot of kind of self-indulgent meandering, so it'...
Built to Spill, "The Plan" Built to Spill's three album run culminating in Keep It Like A Secret is one my very favorite peaks of any band, ever. Doug Martsch's songs were all incredible, there was heart, catchiness, tons...
Obits, "Spun Out" Who is making music with this kind of reverbed out surf guitar these days? Honest question, I have no idea, and I like it a lot. Comment down below! Or don't! I'm not the boss of...
Obits, "I Want Results" There's an interesting comparison to make between Obits and Rocket from the Crypt. We know what John Reis and Rick Froberg sound like when they're writing songs and performing together (great!). But their bands apart...
