ALBUM REVIEW: ‘CLEAN’ BY SOCCER MOMMY
When you shake the dust off an essential album and hold it in your hands, the feather light feel of the vinyl couldn’t possibly…
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WHAT’S MY AGE AGAIN?: P&W LOOKS AT SUNFLOWER BEAN’S TWENTYTWO IN BLUE
With the release of Twentytwo in Blue, Sunflower Bean has released the most politically charged album of their career; a poignant statement matched with…
LUCIUS IS A MILLION DOLLAR SECRET: P&W REVIEWS NUDES
The story goes that a very young Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had recorded an album of acoustic folk tunes, originals and cover songs,…
INSECURE MEN’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT: A PROMISING PLUNGE INTO DARK POP
There are a lot of reasons to give it a spin, but one in particular stands out: it’s not an album that goes where…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘ALWAYS ASCENDING’ BY FRANZ FERDINAND
“Float On” by Modest Mouse and “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand could not be more different, but it was all of 14 years…
NEW WALKING PAPERS ALBUM ‘WP2’ IS A POWERFUL DOSE OF PURE ROCK
Good rock albums make you want to get in the car and drive. Really good ones make you feel like you could drive your…
TUNE-YARDS’ NEW ALBUM: TOUGH CULTURAL QUESTIONS SET TO DANCE-INDUCING BEATS
The band who once boldly posed questions like “What’s a boy to do if he’ll never be a gangsta?” and “What’s a girl to…
KING GIZZARD’S 4TH ALBUM THIS YEAR ‘POLYGONDWANALAND’ IS SICK & 100% FREE
If you’ve been buckled into the 5-album ride that King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have been taking us on this year, you probably…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘MOTEL CITY HONEY’ BY LEVEE DRIVERS
On Motel City Honey, Levee Drivers show their teeth by dragging every rough edge and feral strain within their music from the outskirts to…
PRIMUS’ NEW ALBUM IS A BASS-POWERED TRIP ABOUT RAINBOW-EATING GOBLINS
Before you even get to the goblins, it’s special for one big reason: The Desaturating Seven is the first studio album of original material…