There is a certain recklessness about Ariel Pink that has prompted a large following; unfortunately, there are times where it has led him into trouble as well. The lo-fi pioneer rides the fine line between cheekiness and plain brashness without the worry of overstepping boundaries along the way. Dedicated…

Rage Against the Machine broke up on October 18, 2000, just 20 days before George W. Bush won the Presidency. It’s safe to say the nation has slid away from their vision since then. But despite all that’s transpired in the last 17 years, aside from a brief tour in 2007 and…

While the self-titled debut of jangle-pop quintet Alvvays emulated a stunning aura, it needed to pry its way through the hearts of listeners. Nevertheless, their 2014 effort was missing something; it needed a bit of noise, just a hint of mayhem to juxtapose the general sweetness of Molly Rankin‘s…

I often wonder if beautiful and depressing can co-exist; then I listen to one of The National’s albums and realize there is a place for both, and when put together, they can be amazing. This is the case on the group’s latest album, Sleep Well Beast. Sleep Well Beast The National…

The last 13 years of Ted Leo’s life reads like the script for Gladiator. Coming off 2003’s Hearts of Oak and 2004’s Shake The Sheets, the New Jersey musician was riding high with an unexpected success that by that point had already survived two previous lives. The former Citizen’s…

Actions speak louder than words, and one picture is worth a 1,000 of them. On The Echo Of Pleasure, his fourth album with The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, bandleader Kip Berman admits to not always having the right words and decides to instead communicate with his emotion.…

If Inheaven is a name unfamiliar to American audiences, the release of the London rock band’s debut album should serve as a loud introduction. INHEAVEN Inheaven Sept. 1 As a Madchester rhythm section kicks in, singer-guitar James Taylor unapologetically delivers the killer opening line of “Baby’s Alright,” the self-titled…

Dark and wailing are the two words that pop to my mind when I think about the band Liars. The band has earned that over its first seven albums, and even though the band has changed, everything else has stayed the same on release of No. 8, TFCF, or, Themes from Crying Fountain.…

Queens of the Stone Age, “Villains.” If there is one thing you can count on from Queens of the Stone Age, it’s not to count on anything staying the same. Their new album, Villains, continues that trend and even adds some synthesizers to the group’s normal heavy guitar-driven rock. Villains…

One may find it difficult to find a band or artist as prolific as the Melbourne, Australia-based King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. With 11 albums already to their name, it’s most appropriate to describe King Gizzard as a collective of relentlessly hard-working mad men unhinged by their eclectic…