Charlie Faye & the Fayettes either have potential, or their potential’s already been realized. After two albums, it’s honestly hard to say, but I lean toward the former. So far, the Austin vocal trio has[…]
Category: album review
Traffic Jam: Liz Cooper, Jackie Venson, the Crack Pipes’ Fake Eyelashes
Welcome to our first edition of Traffic Jam, where we quickly recap a little of what we’ve been up to lately — whether it be concerts, albums, events, or general music-related tomfoolery — in bite-sized[…]
Arctic Monkeys’ latest is just too tranquil
If this is musical evolution, frankly, Arctic Monkeys could stand to stunt their just growth a bit. Through five albums – particularly on their previous two – the Monkeys have allowed their sound to expand[…]
Review: Dream Wife brings chops, attitude to promising, imperfect debut
The ingredients are almost in place for Dream Wife to become something great someday. The Brighton, U.K.-originated trio are clearly lovers of some of the best female-empowering garage punk of all time, and they’ve absorbed[…]
Review: Mitski’s Puberty 2 is varied, moody, and fascinating
(Image courtesy of brooklynvegan.com) Uh, Puberty 2? My first instinct is to say no thanks – just speaking for myself, not a sequel I’m interested in. Fortunately, deep-thinking New York indie songstress Mitski makes[…]
On wide-open road, Bonnie Lang arrives at “true sound”
Three albums into her musical partnership with guitarist Maurice Munter, San Antonio singer-guitarist Bonnie Lang says the duo has finally arrived at the sound that exemplifies who they are. And a good representation of that[…]