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Primal Scream - "Screamedelica" Reviewed and Revisited
December 15, 2024
Primal Scream transformed themselves into the protectors of all things indie and underground. But before Bobby Gillespie was the high priest of all-night indie discos, Primal Scream was a band that, like Rodney Dangerfield, couldn’t get any respect.
Hospital and Tape House Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Hospital – Simple Pleasure
Pop music is the great wallpaper across reality. Some people need it more than others and are willing to make a greater effort to access it. That’s not to say that pop music is merely an illusion. No, at its best, it is a description of…
Beach Vultures and STEREOMA Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Beach Vultures – Pocket
The music tends to shower brand-new bands with love and appreciation. It’s easy to understand why. These groups are something new to talk about; they might introduce new sounds and might make new music fans pay attention to the music and to…
Sssstephen! and Jon Tyler Wiley & His Virginia Choir Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Sssstephen! – Many Faces
“Lo-fi” used to be a particular kind of inability to properly finance your recordings. It is now, however, a style of music and a conscious choice. When it works best, it is a look at the past for what we thought the future might sound…
Meagre Martin and A Place In Between Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Meagre Martin – Meagre Martin
I suppose the work of becoming an artist deals especially with choices. It’s not enough to be talented, charming, or even to have a rich parent backrolling your efforts. The first thing that you need to do is answer who you want to…
Dear Misses and Kevin Cryderman Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Dear Misses – Shine & Glitter
Plenty of people trust preachers so much that they elect them to public office or, at the very least, ask them to guide the nation. Plenty of people will buy tickets to see mystics who, they hope, will reveal some truths about life…
Pavement - “Slanted and Enchanted” Reviewed and Revisited
December 12, 2024
Pavement was one of the most influential indie-rock bands of the 1990s, and they never looked like they broke a sweat trying. The slacker look and attitude may have been part of the appeal. But buried beneath lumps of noise, “Slanted and Enchanted” also contained…
My Bloody Valentine - "Loveless" Reviewed and Revisited
December 11, 2024
My Bloody Valentine understood one simple thing – music sounds different when you’re stoned, and, in those moments, noise can ring like the most harmonious sound in existence. Lead by the perfectionism of Kevin Shields, the band finally seemed to achieve most of…
The 130 Best Indie Rock Songs of All Time
December 6, 2024
There’s something about great indie rock bands that makes you think of the underdog coming on top or something extraordinary occurring despite the odds. The best indie rock songs of all time are nearly all famous against tougher pop competitors vying for the same chart…