Masked Intruder: M.I.
While hardline punkers may take exception, the cross-pollination of the songs herein with doo-wop and classic R&B makes the M.I kool-aid go down a bit smoother than you might expect.
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Jon Langford and Skull Orchard: Here Be Monsters
Those that didn’t enjoy Skull Orchard before won’t be won over, but it doesn’t change the fact that those naysayers have conspicuously terrible taste.
Banner Pilot: Souvenir
There's nothing groundbreaking from Minnesota punk rockers Banner Pilot on their fourth album, but it's a solid release from a solid bunch of dudes.
Cheap Girls: Famous Graves
Lovers of guitar-driven rock music looking for a smoother Two Cow Garage or more stripped down the Hold Steady would do well to visit Famous Graves.
Richard Buckner: Bloomed
A murderer's row of tunes that, even two decades on, continue to top the ranks of the best of his auspicious canon.
Bottomless Pit: Shade Perennial
Loping tempos and cryptic sonorous vocals mesh with jaggedly beautiful washes of sound, fostering auditory earworms that will burrow Wrath of Khan-style into your brain.
Joel RL Phelps and the Downer Trio: Gala
Spartan, supportive, and never obtrusive, Phelps and The Downer Trio alternate between pastoral acoustic tracks and more excoriating fare on Gala.
Mansions: Doom Loop
Lovers of big hooks and choruses who came up on '90's Doghouse Records fare will eat this up.
Dave Hause: Devour
Devour has an air of craft and a deft sense of arrangement that will appeal to those tired of the Gaslit mediocre sleeve tattoo music currently purveyed by world-weary 20-something rock stars of today.
Various Artists: The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tribute
The 33 songs compiled on The Songs of Tony Sly: A Tributecomprise an impressive legacy that is a more than worthy acquisition for the old or new Tony Sly fan.