Category archives: Album Reviews

  • Hospital Garden unveils new album Mover

  • Standing around an old factory in the heart of Chicago are the members of Hospital Garden. Between the indie-rock trio rests a large, draped object. Our group of nervous journalists slowly pushes in...what should we expect? "Ladies and gentleman," Lucas Hollow--Hospital Garden guitarist--announces, "We present...Mover!" Flashbulbs fire in rapid succession. Hushed tones become a chorus of gas[...]
  • New Jamaican Queens video 'Water'

  • The latest Jamaican Queens video is now available on YouTube. The video premiered on IFC's site yesterday but a buggy player prevented me from enjoying and, apparently, the video was only available for viewing in the U.S. when it went live anyhow. The video is fun--a sort of meditation on what happens if you crowd too many hipster girls into a house. The song is good too--a sort of meditation on s[...]
  • Shut Up And Take My Money: Sebadoh--Secret EP

  • Sebadoh has decided to forsake Detroit on their upcoming tour (closest they'll be is Chicago/Cleveland) but their new EP is too good to ignore--a bit of a dick-tease before their full length is released in the near future. So, just for funsies, let's find a few cliches that can be teased from the generic review of the aptly titled Secret EP: 1.) They haven't skipped a beat. The recipe for this [...]
  • ALBUM REVIEW: THE SIGHTS - LEFT OVER RIGHT

  • The Sights’ new record Left Over Right is a sweet collection of high-energy rock and soul from this Detroit quintet who have been pounding the pavement for some 14+ years now.  I instantly latched on to the fast and poppy stuff, but after about a listen-and-a-half I was starting to fall head-first into their slower, catchy grooves and infectious hooks too.  Fans of Sloan will easily relate to [...]
  • PreciseHero: Wide-Eyed Cool

  • The new PreciseHero release 'Canon' is chilled out to the max, a new birth of the cool--or maybe the teenage years of the cool. Equal parts Precise's precise delivery and sound collages the album explores the nature of myth and music's role within it. There is a relaxed feel but the beats underneath suggest some impending tension--a great party is going on but at any minute ninjas could bust in. F[...]