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Hotel Hugo and Cathedra Tessera Reviewed
November 26, 2024
Hotel Hugo – Wild Animals
Nobody buys chocolate to taste something that’s sour, bitter, or unpleasant. I mean, of course, some do, but those looneys we ought not to concern ourselves with or provide any encouragement. Just the same, regular people don’t buy…
Tennessee Frisky and Idaho Green Reviewed
September 25, 2024
Tennessee Frisky – Monsanto
I’m not sure if you’ve been reading any other reviews lately, buying glossy magazines or checking out the evening news. If you are part of that shrinking demographic, you may have been lost in the sway of it all. It’s likely you…
Rachel Angel and Super Big Reviewed
September 18, 2024
Rachel Angel – Bottom Seas
Many crafty record producers earned a living by answering the phone at 2 a.m. and saying “yes” when record label people asked them to urgently fix up some things for them. Make sense of the jumbled recordings of a drunken, stoned group…
The Racquets and Sputnik The Band Reviewed
August 1, 2024
The Racquets – Wolf
Life has a funny sense of humour that gives you what you want, especially when you’re pretty dumb about choosing in the first place. Just look at your favourite rock stars. Most of them wanted to be like Keith Richard and Keith Moon. And what…
Hubbell Benson and The Flying Beets Reviewed
July 29, 2024
Hubbell Benson – Except For Him
The best thing that a musical artist can do to let you understand what they are about is to show you their record collection or, for the less financially affluent, their Spotify playlists. Judge less you be judged applies in most…
Tracy Jones and Faron Sage Reviewed
June 13, 2024
Tracy Jones – That Lonely Feeling
The best actors are specialists, nowadays especially. There’s one who can do a really great scowl, another who makes people laugh whenever he falls over, and a lady who only plays German characters in American movies. They all…
Lucky Kilmartin and Your Westies Reviewed
May 31, 2024
Lucky Kilmartin – Out of Touch
Similar artists: Big Star, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Neil Young, The Lemon Twigs
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Rock
During the electoral season, politicians used to go out kissing babies, helping grannies cross the…
The Eyebrows and Paradise Vultures Reviewed
April 24, 2024
The Eyebrows – Open Mic Tuesday
Similar artists: Fountains Of Wayne, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Pixies
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
“Oh, if you could only write a song!” That’s what most A&R reps must’ve thought to themselves as they signed most…
Big Dopes and Islands Reviewed
April 24, 2024
Big Dopes – Moon Car
Similar artists: Harvey Danger, They Might Be Giants, Violent Femmes, CAKE, Motion City Soundtrack
Genre: 90s Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Utter the words “pop music” nowadays to anyone with a record collection, and they’ll consider…