This is a refreshing take on a lot of early and mid-80s female rock ‘n’ roll, with a bit of mid-90s influence as well. Killola lead off with “This Is How the World Ends,” and it sounds like a Pat Benatar cover with Veruca Salt backing vocals. “Strung Out on Sunshine” might be continuing the [...]
Archive for November 2008
Killola “I Am the Messer”
November 30, 2008Gringo Star “All Y’all”
November 30, 2008A bunch of catchy tunes here. Gringo Star aren’t just a clever name. “All Y’all” offers 14 tracks of poppy hooks and mid-’90s alt rock guitars. “Up and Down” has a driving Britpop sound. I can picture Edwyn Collins doing something like this. “TransMission” is a little whiny, but it has the same style. I [...]
Lou Reed “Berlin: Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse”
November 30, 2008What can be said? It’s Lou Reed. The former Velvet Underground frontman pays homage to his former mates with a performance of “Sweet Jane” that’s very easy on the ears. Like any live album from a legend, you have to find the songs that sound better than usual. A good example is “The Kids.” This [...]
Episode 863 is up
November 30, 2008Episode 862 is up
November 29, 2008Episode 861 is up
November 28, 2008Episode 860 is up
November 27, 2008Elizabeth Willis “Elizabeth Willis”
November 26, 2008The recording quality sucks ass. If you can get past that, this is a nice little earner, but it would be helpful if you were listening to this in the background so the distortion is not so noticeable. Elizabeth Willis sings and plays the piano. Someone else drums and does the other stuff. If she [...]
Episode 859 is up
November 26, 2008Dead to Me “Little Brother”
November 25, 2008Hey, it’s on Fat Wreck. It doesn’t mean what it used to, but you should still expect good things when something is from Fat Wreck Chords. Dead to Me have their Foo Fighters moments, such as on “What’s Wrong.” This EP is a something-for-everyone pseudo punk album. “Don’t Wanna” starts things off with a driving [...]
