Hank And Cupcakes brilliant debut, NAKED, is finally here! Check out our review!
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Spin Cycle: The Cult’s Choice of Weapon
Ian Astbury and Co. are back after a five-year absence from recording with a dynamic arsenal of sound for their ninth studio full length.
Spin Cycle: El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure
El-P’s at a point in his career where very few people could fault him for half-assing, if only because there’s nothing really left for him to prove. Hell, you could probably single out any of his accomplishments over the past fifteen or so years (Fantastic Damage, Weathermen, Def Jux, Company Flow, The Cold Vein, etc. etc.) and use that to justify any lackadaisical bullshit released since then. Artists have stopped giving a fuck for accomplishing much less. The Stone Roses: […]
Spin Cycle: Best Coast’s The Only Place
California duo Best Coast are back with another collection of sun-kissed beach pop. Check out our review of “The Only Place.”
Spin Cycle: Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music
ATL’s own Killer Mike is back with “R.A.P. Music”, the emcee’s full-length collaboration with El-P. Check out our review!
Spin Cycle: Soulsavers’ The Light the Dead See
Dave Gahan joins Soulsavers for a lovely little album about Death and all his friends.
Spin Cycle: Adam Lambert’s Trespassing
Glambert is back for round two! The pop star’s new album is called “Trespassing,” and it’s a dance-pop triumph. Check out the review!
Spin Cycle: Tenacious D’s Rize of the Fenix
Jack Black and Kyle Gass are back with another collection of songs; on “Rize of the Fenix”, Tenacious D subvert their jokey expectations by delivering a pretty rockin’ record.
Spin Cycle: Beach House’s Bloom
It appears that the release cycle is at a stage now where a number of bands that released some of my favorite albums of the last 3-4 years are now issuing follow-up discs, which is always makes me a little anxious. When you love an album to bits, you always have that very rational fear that the follow up will pale in comparison. Santigold’s latest escaped that fate by being a solidly constructed album, if a bit predictable in comparison […]
Spin Cycle: Barenaked Ladies’ Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before
Barenaked Ladies gather demos, remixes and rarities for “Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before.” Is this for super-fans only, or will casual fans dig this too? Check out our review!
Spin Cycle: Jim’s Big Ego’s Stay
Boston folk-funk act Jim’s Big Ego is back with another set of witty, tuneful, and eloquent tunes in “Stay.” Check out our review!