Accidental Racist is Accidentally Racist But I Don’t Care
Brad Paisley, LL Cool J, What are you guys doing with your lives? Why are you making songs called “Accidental Racist”? Boys, that’s just a recipe for disaster. Modern country already blows. Did…
MM: My Jerusalem – Preachers
My Jerusalem came out with a new album recently, titled Preachers. It is a wonderful, dark, brooding Southern departure from My Jerusalem’s earlier music. Jeff Klein’s throaty, baritone voice seals the album as…
Mkaio: Bedroom Chillwave hits the Interwebs
So almost a month late I’m reviewing an album that caught the eye of the editor here. I’ve taken a break from summarily dismissing everything put under my nose as “too mainstream,” since…
MM: Purity Ring’s “Shrines” is the Weirdest Record You’ll Like All Summer
From the opening glitchy synth tones of “Crawlersout” to the spoken word oddity of “Shuck,” Purity Ring’s debut is something that no one has really been able to accuately categorize. “Lofticries” has garnered…
Killer Mike Kills on New Album
I know that I don’t comment on rap for this site too often (I feel that Dr. K has a firmer grip on rap/hip hop than I do), but I think that Killer…
Silver Jews – Early Times
Three years ago, the Silver Jews called it quits. For the diehard fans, this was the end of an era and akin to the death of indie rock as a whole. There has…
Grind-dance with Some Hot New Tracks…Yo..!
Do you dig-nasty the rap music? Are you hip with the new jives? Do you want to be my BFFL? Well then I have the artist for you! What a dapper young man!…
MM: Beach House In Full “Bloom”
Seeing as it leaked a month ago, I’ve preordered the album already on Sub Pop’s website, and NPR is streaming the whole thing, I think I don’t have to wait until next week…
MM: Jack White Goes It Alone
Aside from all of the mystery of the White Stripes, unanswered questions about his relationship with Meg White, innumerable side projects, and Third Man Records limited edition 3RPM madness, Jack White went into…
Maybe Josh Ritter is Responsible for Our Cultural Decline
I’ve been a big fan of Josh Ritter since I first heard “Lillian, Egypt” on The Hype Machine years and years ago. He represents something of a confluence of genres–bluegrass, folk, rock–that has steadily…