Ezra Cohen Delivers Pop-Rock and Alt-Country Hooks on ‘The Sweet Million’
Relying equally on the country sound of Lucinda Williams and the hard rock melodies of Johnny Rzeznik, Ezra Cohen’s The Sweet Million is brimful with poppy hooks.
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Guided By Voices Drop a Late-Career Masterpiece with ‘Crystal Nuns Cathedral’
With Crystal Nuns Cathedral, Guided By Voices deliver a compelling statement and a thrilling testimony to the high artistry of Robert Pollard’s vision.
Guided by Voices Thrill and Boggle the Mind With ‘It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!’
Guided by Voices deliver a stunning, large-hearted collection of power-pop and off-the-wall oddities laced with beautiful strings and horns throughout.
Kitner Revamp Emo Rock on ‘Shake the Spins’
Kitner’s Shake the Spins lives up to its hype as a debut LP that breathes fresh life into genres like emo and indie rock in dire need of resuscitation.
Sam Johnson’s ‘Along the Dark Edges of Everything’ Is an Auspicious Debut Album
Sam Johnson led Boston punks Choke Up but now delivers a stirring collection of Americana exploring darkness and light on Along the Dark Edges of Everything.
Daniel Romano Delivers Swagger and Scintillating Song Craft on ‘Cobra Poems’
Daniel Romano had a triumphant year of musical output in 2020, and with Cobra Poems his outfit delivers a sensational and poetic rock record.
The 20 Best Episodes of ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’
A timeless list of thrilling Star Trek episodes that delight, excite, and entertain while exploring the deepest aspects of the human condition and questioning our place in the universe.
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Coronavirus Tunes: A Brief Playlist for Our Times of Self-Isolation
As coronavirus spreads throughout the world and many of us hunker down with online media, we offer eight songs that share our feeling of seclusion.
Best Coast’s ‘Always Tomorrow’ Moves Forward into New Territory
Best Coast return with Always Tomorrow, a sunny collection of pop songs about loss and finding the courage to rebuild.
Kiwi Jr.’s Debut ‘Football Money’ Is an Indie Pop Gem
Kiwi Jr.'s Football Money is a jangly, sugar-coated, charming debut album destined to be cherished by indie pop/rock fans of all stripes.
Guided By Voices Deliver Their Most Sonorous and Authoritative Album of 2019
Sweating the Plague is Guided by Voices' third album of 2019. It also happens to be their loudest, most conceptually focused, and most enduring record of this year.