Bend Sinister | Animals
As soon as I opened the envelope containing the Medium’s copy of Bend Sinister’s Animals, I knew this album had to be reviewed. A...
Greg Wood | Greg Wood
I’m not a woman between the ages of 21 and 39, and that’s disappointing. Normally I wouldn’t care, but after listening to Greg Wood’s...
Christ vs Krishna | Move and Scale
With a lofty band name like Christ vs Krishna, I was expecting some truly compelling things from the band’s 2013 EP, Move and Scale....
Susan Justice | Eat Dirt
As I picked up the mostly black and white CD featuring pictures of a woman and her guitar entangled in various apparently affectionate positions,...
The Russian Futurists | The Weight’s on the Wheels
It’s exciting, picking out a CD for the column and hearing it for the first time. Last time, I picked the first one with...
Hana Lulu | Keepsake
Looking at the cover of Keepsake, I didn’t see much. A few black symbols marked an otherwise plain white cover, bringing to mind the...
Plants and Animals | La La Land
Imagine if Arcade Fire and Fleet Foxes hadn’t yet reached their potential as musicians and combined to form a super-group. Since that very idea...
Sulk | Sulk
I’ve never understood why so many people like to listen to sad music when they’re upset. Why not throw on some disgustingly cheery anthem...
A Fine Frenzy | Pines
The jacket art of A Fine Frenzy’s most recent album, 2012’s Pines, is admittedly striking, if not particularly original. Swaddled in a blanket and...
Moka Only | Carrots and Eggs
“Hi persons. Moka, back in this yet again,” begin the liner notes to Moka Only’s Carrots and Eggs. “Thanks for investing your food, drug,...
The Bird and the Bee | Ray Guns Are Not Just...
I immediately thought of sex when I picked up the Bird and the Bee’s 2009 album, Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future. Not...
The Grates | Gravity Won’t Get You High
I’ll say this about the Grates: they write catchy songs (and chose a clever name, no doubt). The Australian trio’s 2006 debut album, Gravity...