Authors: LeAundra Jeffs
Local Review: Crook & The Bluff – Down To The...
Crook & the Bluff Down to the Styx Self-Released Street: 01.13 Crook & the Bluff = Those Poor Bastards + Lydia Lunch & Cypress Grove Down to the Styx is a rise and fall of a drawn-out song—eroded down to the twang of the guitar and redolent of all psychedelic hearts longing for the Southwestern desert.
Local Review: Charles Ellsworth – Wildcat Chuck Charles
Every one of Ellsworth’s albums sounds like the backing track to a heart-wrenching montage of a man crossing the U.S. in an old, rusted-out Chevrolet, sipping whiskey and wiping tears. … read more
Local Review: Alter Ego – Ego
Ego begins with “Hook It,” a heavy, psych bass line flooded with an opulence of funk. The moment the first wah pummeled my eardrums, I was thrashing my brain about and jerking my shoulders so hard that they were sore for two days after. … read more
Review: Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People
Ezra Furman = Dr. Dog + 90s Television + The Exploding Hearts … read more
Review: Eszter Balint – Airless Midnight
Eszter Balint = White Magic + Rasputina … read more
Review: Dorthia Cottrell – Self-Titled
Dorthia Cottrell = Lilly Hiatt + Lydia Lunch and Cypress Grove … read more
Review: Drowse – Soon Asleep
Drowse = Ulver + iamamiwhoami … read more
Review: Dizzy – U Feelin Dizzy Yet?
My distaste started with the opening track. Four-and-a-half fucking minutes straight of thank-yous begins to sound like a horrendous Oscar speech. … read more
Review: Chandler Travis Three-O – This is What Bears Look...
Intermittently instrumental, in my opinion, is always a benefit when an album features more than five instruments. Compared to Chandler Travis’ concurrent venture with Catbirds, This is What Bears Look Like Underwater comes off a lot less forced. … read more