Reviews

REVIEWED LOCALLY: Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (Capitol)

I guess the debate here is whether or not a band is required to continue attempting to evolve past a certain point. Beastie Boys have a solid formula with beats + one-liners = fun, so why should they change?…

Sky Needle – Neckliner (Albert’s Basement)

Sky Needle’s hidden magic reveals itself to those who are adventurous enough to let them inside of their dreams. …

Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)

Helplessness Blues is 50 minutes of laments for one’s self in the face of shifting uncertainty, framed in endless soothing harmonies, an opiate of sighs.…

Johnny Foreigner @ Bodgea Social Club, Nottingham, UK, 22.04.11

Beneath THAT, there's the intricately dense, instantly relatable and increasingly self-referential lyrics.…

No Anchor – Real Pain Supernova (self-released)

Listening to No Anchor, it’s hard not to hear a weaker, less interesting version of their heroes. …

Crystal Stilts @ Farm 255, Athens GA, 24.04.11

Somewhere along the line, apparently, Crystal Pepsi and I developed different ideas of what rock music could/should/would do.…

Totally Autumn: A Day On The Green

“Get tropical, cunts”…

Ponytail – Do Whatever You Want All The Time (We Are Free)

The music sounds like well-made computer-generated songs designed to provide aural stimulation while staring at some kind of never-ending optical illusion screensaver…