5.28.2023: Here is my buddy Joel’s drunken text from 5.4: ‘Take Some Time’ by Wilderado. Probably my favorite song right now after only one listen. Fucking A. This shit is melody.
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6.29.2023: There are a few of these awesome Liz Phair type artist out in recent years. Some I quite like like Courntey Barnett’s 2018 ‘Tell Me How You Really Feel.’ Artist Sabrina Teitelbaum, with Blondshell as a pseudonym, is certainly in this camp.
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2022: Dawes is a Los Angeles-based folk-rock band that has been making music since 2009. Their eighth studio album, Misadventures of Doomscroller,
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2022: Lucifer on the Sofa is a brilliant album that showcases the band’s mastery of rock and roll. It is the band’s first album recorded in their hometown of Austin, Texas, in more than a decade
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2022: Wet Leg is a British rock duo that consists of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who met at a college on the Isle of Wight. They have been making waves in the indie music scene with their witty
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2022: I have Morby’s 2017 effort City Music towards the beginning of this Newer Albums section. Kevin is one prolific album craftsman. There has been 5 releases since ‘17.
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2022: Layered. Unpredictable. Uplifting. Euro. Destroyer is the musical project of Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Bejar, who is also known for his involvement in the indie rock supergroup The New Pornographers.
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2021: This is one of my favorite albums of ‘21. It is reminiscent of fellow Englishmen The Waterboys (#306). It is so fucking uplifting.
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2021: A very sweet soprano voice on top of layers of soaring 80s type melodies. A pinch of Nile Roger rhythm goodness at moments. This is definitely a record made in 80s loving. Her voice mixes in a little dream synth-pop
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1.30.20 Morse Code… might sit right next to 2005’s triumph Twin Cinema (#651) or, at least, in second place in their body of work. Whiteout Condition (below a ways) was quite strong but this is The New Pornographers sound at its pinnacle.
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Jame Retting at Stereogum writes: That music is often inexplicable, but House Of Sugar — his latest album and third for Domino — is maybe the most concise summation of Giannascoli’s many talents, a little bit of everything for anyone
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2.17.19 I discovered Sharon for the first time watching 3rd season of Twin Peaks. You know the closing numbers to each episode. Like all of Lynch’s musical decisions; haunting and beautiful. When researching, as I often do,
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11.24.18: I feel this is as potent as Liz Phair’s ‘93s Exile In Guyville. Not to compare gals to gals but there are definitely points where I am reminded of all those perfect Guyville hooks. Often, when I listen to a record then check it’s reviews,
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11.17.18: Damn, the Aussies are killing it these days. If you are a fan of that dry early R.E.M and The Feelies sound this melodic jangle-like number will certainly move you.
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12.16.17 It seems this Light In The Attic release perfectly encapsulates this 90s Los Angeles alternative trio's body of work. Righteously moody and sprinkled with a little Gram Parsons and Velvet Underground influence this collection is must from this period.
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12.4.17 This North London quartet nailed it on their 2015 debut My Love Is Cool. After buying this on double-platter vinyl, I am now on my third listen to 2017s Visions of Life. Though not a gigantic leap, Visions.. is a progression from their debut.
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