Album Review: Nana Grizol – Ursa Minor
By: Thomas Troyan Nana Grizol is a band hailing from Athens Georgia that features musicians known from various Elephant 6 projects such as Elf Power. Fronted by Theo Hilton, Nana Grizol brings to the...
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Album Review: Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked at Me
By: Thomas Troyan We are all going to die someday. While everyone knows this to some extent it’s not something that most people can seem to process. This is especially true when thinking about...
Album Review: Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel – When the Morning Greets You
By: Megan Cimmerer This is a super fun psychedelic album that I fear will be overlooked. Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel are essentially a less modern-sounding Tame Impala (despite releasing this record in...
Album Review: Thundercat – Drunk
By: Timotheus G. Hinton Oh Stephen Bruner, how much I love you. As usual, Thundercat’s bass work is phenomenal. He lays down some crazy stuff on this thing, but it’s more toned back and...
Album Review: HOMESHAKE – Fresh Air
Review by Megan Cimmerer It’s impressive that HOMESHAKE can whip out a third studio album that echoes the style of the first two without feeling repetitive. The ex Mac Demarco guitarist is nailing some...
Album Review: Sacred Paws – Strike a Match
By: Johanna Sima Strike A Match, the debut album from the London/Glasgow-based band Sacred Paws is an intricate collection of sounds. Band members Eilidh Rodgers and Rachel Aggs pair their back-and-forth vocals with West...
Album Review: Kid Koala – Music to Draw to: satellite
By: Stuart Lewis It came as a surprise to me when delving into Kid Koala’s history that the French Canadian electronic/turntablist DJ could be considered a veteran of the genre, releasing a project every...
Album Review: The Orwells – Terrible Human Beings
By: Ryan Hartman PSA: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AN ASSHOLE TO BE A ROCKSTAR. Anyway, The Orwells have a new record and it’s pretty much exactly what you would expect from them: some...
Album Review: Xiu Xiu – Forget
By: Thomas Troyan Xiu Xiu has never been predictable. Despite having their own sound the band, led by Jamie Stewart, has always been able to make each release distinct. Following up last years “Plays...
Album Review: Priests – Nothing Feels Natural
By: Connor Murray It is 2017, and punk is still very alive. And for a matter of fact, it is alive again in DC. It is not necessarily in the same hardcore format of...
