Christopher Laird
Kasper Bjørke Quartet: The Fifty Eleven Project
Danish producer Kasper Bjørke takes the listener on an anxiety-ridden journey through a cancer diagnosis with The Fifty Eleven Project.
Jay Som and Justus Proffit Play an Indie Rock Jam Session on ‘Nothing’s Changed’
Jay Som and Justus Proffit join forces on Nothing's Changed, a low pressure collaboration worthy of a listen.
Advance Base Explores Unexplainable Feelings on ‘Animal Companionship’
Animal Companionship is indie pop artist Advance Base's most cohesive and accomplished work yet.
Nothing’s ‘Dance on the Blacktop’ Is a Homage to the Best of Early ’90s Alternative Rock
Dance on the Blacktop is not a new Nothing, it's just Nothing in new clothes, and it is probably a Smashing Pumpkins T-shirt.
Orchards Explore the Travails of Relationships on ‘Losers/Lovers’
All relationships, whether romantic or otherwise, are full of peaks and valleys. Orchards figure might as well put a bright backdrop on the whole thing.
Phil Ochs: ‘There But for Fortune’
The re-issue of Michael Schumacher's biography There But For Fortune is the tale of an insatiable obsessive stumbling down a legendary path but not coming out okay at the other end.
The Get Up Kids Return… Again with ‘Kicker’
The Get Up Kids are searching for an elusive position, that nostalgic allure of their previous glory on new EP, Kicker.
Culture Abuse Brighten Up on ‘Bay Dream’
California band Culture Abuse are no longer so upset at the world on new album Bay Dream.
The Sidekicks Go in a Power Pop Direction on ‘Happiness Hours’
The Sidekicks have made a wonderful power-pop record about the good stuff in life, but they acknowledge the sour stuff as well. It's nostalgia with a smirk.
Pere Ubu Gets About As Radio-Friendly As They Ever Would on ‘Les Haricots Sont Pas Salés: 1987-1991’
Pere Ubu's latest reissue shows a band known for abrasive rock music, with a vocalist more likely to screech than harmonize, taking a left turn towards late '80s radio pop-rock.
‘The Neighbourhood’ Is About What It’s Like to Be in the Neighbourhood
The sad-eyed boys of the Neighbourhood have made an album about being in the Neighbourhood.