Going by lyrics alone, you’d think Telekinesis’ Michael Lerner is one sad dude. On the band’s second album, he sings about heartbreak in 50 different ways (to take a nod
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Review: The Gold Party, The Gold PartyReview: The Gold Party, The Gold Party
Got a special notice in my e-mail this morning trumping the arrival of an EP by The Gold Party, an Athens supergroup of sorts which came together to triumph their
Review: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous KilljoysReview: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys
As much as My Chemical Romance supplied the pop-punk/Hot Topic soundtrack for the past decade, there was a bit of pomp and throwback to the Jersey boys rooted in the
Review: The Black Angels, Phosphene DreamReview: The Black Angels, Phosphene Dream
It’s dangerous to mime psychedelic music from the 1960s without becoming mundane — the icons of the era (Jefferson Airplane, The Doors) are so ingrained that bands seeking to recreate
Review: Interpol, InterpolReview: Interpol, Interpol
While listening to Interpol’s self-titled fourth album for the first time, a song came on that caught my attention. It was upbeat and familiar, and I thought “finally, a song
Review: Best Coast, Crazy for YouReview: Best Coast, Crazy for You
Crazy For You, the debut album by lo-fi surf-popsters Best Coast, is a 13-song collection with the coolness of an ocean breeze on an August day. With only one song
Review: Belle & Sebastian, Write About LoveReview: Belle & Sebastian, Write About Love
Glasgow boasts a pair of pop darlings with similar sounds, history and fan bases. While Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura (which both formed in 1996) have won legions of