The Sound of State
Waxahatchee – Ivy Tripp Merge Records http://www.waxahatcheemusic.com/ Released April 7th, 2015 As a proud owner of a cassette of Waxahatchee’s (Katie Crutchfield’s) 2012 debut “American Weekend“, I am pleased to see her going back to her roots on Ivy Tripp. Not that 2013’s Cerulean Salt wasn’t good (it was), but as somebody who loves lo-fi […]
Released March 17th, 2015 Epic Records Official Website The long awaited new Modest Mouse album is here. It’s been around eight years since MM released We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, and the anticipation for their latest LP has been building the entire time. The seemingly endless production of this album has worried […]
Mineral – The Power of Failing Review (reissue) Originally released 1995; reissued 21 October 2014 Crank! Records; Arena Rock Recording Company For a period in the mid 2000s (or the ‘oughts as I like to call them), there was specter hanging over the punk scene – the specter of emo. “Emos” had a weird haircut. […]
Mr. Twin Sister – S/T Album https://mrtwinsister.bandcamp.com/album/mr-twin-sister Twin Group Records Released September 2014 How much more chill could this album be? The answer is: none. Forget Jeff Bridges, these guys will make you really relax! Hailing from Long Island, NY, the band could be called chillwave, synth, or maybe even easy listening (just kidding, this […]