ALBUM REVIEW: ‘PLEASE BE MINE’ BY MOLLY BURCH
Music is a language. And just like in spoken language, certain types sounds have meanings. They aren’t definitions per se, but a reverbed guitar…
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RTJ SAVE 2016: THE EARLY DROP & AFTERSHOCK OF RUN THE JEWELS 3
Killer Mike and El-P essentially outdid Santa this year when they suddenly released their long-awaited third album, Run the Jewels 3, for free on…
ALBUM REVIEW: ALBERTA CROSS
The whispered count in that signals the start of “You’ll Be Fine,” doesn’t drop any hints as to what kind of voice you’re about…
ALBUM REVIEW: HIGH TIMES FOR LOW LIVES – BY THE GRISWOLDS
Aussie born, The Griswolds emerged onto the scene with their debut LP, Be Impressive, in 2014 on Wind-Up Records, an American division label of…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘WILD’ BY STREETS OF LAREDO
The Cowboy, dying, shot in the chest, Asked the stranger with dying breath That the drum be played slowly, And the fife played lowly,…
CONOR OBERST’S NEBRASKA; TWO REVIEWS OF HIS NEW ALBUM ‘RUMINATIONS’
Yes, this is his Nebraska. To say that Conor Oberst bares his soul is now past the point. He does. Every album is…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘REQUIEM’ BY GOAT
To describe how Goat sounds would do a disservice to them. Yeah, you can call them psychedelic, you can call them Folk, but that…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘PREMIUM’ BY SAM EVIAN
To be an artist, one necessarily has to be influenced by two streams: one within, one without. That is to say that an artist…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘THE ALTAR’ BY BANKS
What happens when your stream of consciousness forces you to examine the various states of unrest in your relationships? The journey can be haunting,…
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘SIGNS OF LIGHT’ BY THE HEAD AND THE HEART
Throughout much of their latest record, Signs of Light, The Head and The Heart’s music holds a glow that can’t quite be contained. Clinging…