Best of 2012
Features
The Best Of
“Too many sins / I’m runnin’ out / Somebody send / Me a well for the drought”–Kendrick Lamar “Lookin’ for adventure, but the block [...]
Score: 6.6/10.0 Load Records Lightning Bolt For Lightning Bolt‘s sixth studio outing over the past 13 years, the Providence, RI noise-rock outfit still make [...]
Score: 6.2/10.0 Sub Pop Poor Moon The collective resumé of Poor Moon boasts an impressive musical history. Combining principal songwriter Christian Wargo with his [...]
Album Reviews
Reviews
Score: 7.0/10.0 Persistent Heart Media Elenora It’s difficult to be a purist in an era where pop culture has turned its lens inward, leaving [...]
Score: 7.6/10.0 Important Records Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. For a group as prolific and brazenly devoted to rock ‘n’ roll [...]
Score: 6.5/10 Mint Records Hot Panda There’s much ado about pandas in the world of monikers these days what with Panda Bear, Panda Riot, [...]
Score: 8/10 Touch and Go Records CocoRosie It’s said that traveling has the power to release one from their creature comforts and into a [...]
Score: 5.6/10 Bailey Park Records, LLC Ian McGlynn Sixty days before Ian McGlynn flew to Europe to record five songs with producer Ken Stringfellow [...]
Score: 7.0/10 Drag City Silver Jews 1989, pop charts are ruled by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Milli Vanilli. Punk is decidedly dead. Pussy Galore [...]
Album Reviews
Score: 7.9/10 Jealous Butcher Kaia Wilson A far cry from her grunge beginnings with Adickdid and the riot grrrl anthems of Team Dresch, Kaia [...]
Live Review: Ariel Pink and Purple Pilgrims at the Wonder Ballroom by Aaron Sharpsteen May 24th, 2013 8:00 PM
Live Review: Red Fang and Gaytheist at the White Owl Social Club by Aaron Sharpsteen May 24th, 2013 6:55 PM
2013 SIFF Picks 5/25: Geography Club, Dirty Wars, Harana by Melissa Daniels May 24th, 2013 2:32 PM
Pop Cult: Kanye West, Cezar, Roy Kim by Allen Huang May 24th, 2013 1:21 PM2013 SIFF Picks 5/24: Tai Chi Hero, About 111 Girls by Lindsey Scully May 23rd, 2013 4:19 PM