The Kickdrums Just A Game (2009) These guys have pulled of what RJD2 could not. They have gone from awesome producers to awesome indie singers. Where as RJD2 dropped any sounds of his previous efforts, The Kickdrums have incorporated their previous sound and melded it perfectly with their singing. This change isn’t a surprise since [...]
The Bran Flakes-I Have Hands
The Bran Flakes I Have Hands: Sounds like a series of surreal commercials during the Saturday morning cartoons. Funky loops dressed up with flute solos give way to childish sing songing and back again. Its funny and interesting, but the schizophrenic nature of this album wears thin about half way through. Rating:10/15 sugar syrup fairies
Cat Power-Jukebox
Cat Power Jukebox: A perfect display of Chan Marshall’s uncanny ability to take any piece of music and make it boring. Rating: 3/15 Interesting as a glass of warm milk points
Holywater – Tranquility
Holywater Tranquility: A bunch of dudes woke up and went “Let’s out wuss Aereogramme.” They succeeded in that. Rating: 2/10 effeminate men whining
The Bad Plus-For All I Care
The Bad Plus For All I Care: A lame thin voiced vocalist, who can barely carry a tune fronts a band playing jazzed up versions of Nirvana and Bee Gees tunes. Its as bad as it sounds. Rating: 8/15 Midlife Crisis’
Japanther-Skuffed Up My Huffy
Japanther Skuffed Up My Huffy: If you strip away the indier than thou recording quality and the multi layered slacker vocals, you basically have Relient K. Rating: 3/15 thinly veiled pop punk bands
Grouper – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
Grouper Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill: This is what Mazzy Star hanging out with Jesu would sound like, yet somehow more boring. The girl can sing, but the album just drones on and not in a good way. Rating: 9/15 Quaaludes
Tahiti Boy and The Palmtree Family-EP
Tahiti Boy and The Palmtree Family EP: This album hasn’t been released yet, but after listening to thirty seconds of the song 1973 I feel qualified to bash any and all output this band, its members, and scene affiliates may ever produce. Nothing, and I mean nothing pisses me of more than grown men making [...]
Blue Sky Black Death- Slow Burning Lights
Blue Sky Black Death Slow Burning Lights: One of the best production crews out there joins forces with Coco Rosie sounding vocalist to produce an interesting listen. The beats and production are top notch, the lyrics are strong, but the singers voice isn’t my cup of tea(ed. note: Sounds like some one broke her jaw [...]
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart-selftitled
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Selftitled: Props on making the same indie-rock record every indie band has made since the mid-1980s. Rating: 8/15 Hot hipster chicks with awful Diamond Dogs haircuts
