There’s a set of lyrics on the new Sarah Jaffe record, out with much anticipation next month, that sums up the whole over-produced and uneven affair. ”Most people tell you…
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Salvation is the first new album in four years (second full-length) from Brooklyn-based Wakey! Wakey! Led by lead singer Michael Grubbs (once a regular on CW Networks’ “One Tree Hill”),…
Labels would have you believe nothing comes out in the summer except the big “Summer Jam”. Here are some releases proving that false.
Here’s why pop’s premiere parodist has recorded the last album we’ll ever need.
With a name that knowingly evokes the Beatles and the pinnacle of pop songwriting, The Paul & John set expectations sky-high for their debut album. In Inner Sunset, the fruit of a…
Let’s try, okay, to be objective for a moment. STNNNG, a Minneapolis art-punk quintet with its heart on its sleeve and a roar in its throat, is the best thing…
Major life changes can yield a host of outcomes, depending on the person. Some might hideaway, others may celebrate. Still others, like Eric Frisch, put their feelings and observations to…
This self-proclaimed “Music Ninja” from Los Angeles delivers an interesting set of 7 songs with this, her eleventh release in two years (!). Strikingly, it’s her use of machinery and…
Hear that quiet summer breeze? Enjoy it while you can. A typhoon of big hooks, good looks and screaming tweenage girls is about to hit these shores, direct from the…
Let’s face it, ”Weird Al” Yankovic albums are impervious to typical reviews — you either appreciate his song and style parodies, or there’s something wrong with you. (”He who is…
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
I had my appetite whetted for this show. I love Crosby, Stills and Nash (and prefer them in this configuration – sans Neil Young). And even though they’re older than…
Major Harris had success as a solo artist and as a member of the Delfonics
Matthew Sweet stops by Popdose for yet another interview! This time, he’s talking tour dates, new music + J.J. Abrams!
Some bands would kill for a track like “My Sharona,” a song that would not die.
Short version: It is bad on purpose. What does that say about us that we accept it?
It’s the Friday Five! Shuffle through five random tracks from your library and share it with the Popdose community.
Birmingham, Alabama’s Dead Fingers return with their sophomoric effort, Big Black Dog. The husband and wife duo of Kate and Taylor Hollingsworth are back after two years since their debut…
Acme Power Transmission is the first solo release from Calla’s frontman Aurelio Valle; done over a several year period, this effort is one of transition and shifting musical moods and…
Announcing his latest project, Andrew Curry discusses the 1980s and how the Europeans led a brand new musical movement.
When Teenie Hodges died the world lost a great guitarist and songwriter
Full disclosure: I am not writing about Keith Alan Mitchell because he hails from my native Ohio, even though I love giving a fellow Ohioan some ink. In fact, Mitchell…
Relics is the fourth release from nouveau synth-pop trip Faded Paper Figures, who have been doing their thing on record since 2008, when they released their debut album. Of equal…
If the ongoing misadventures of Justin Bieber have you believing that children are indeed NOT the future — and by children, I mean anyone under 30 — and by future, I mean…
Pleasing rock-pop is how I would describe this debut album from Los Angeles’ Dream Alive. Before The Dawn has structure, good production, melodies, harmonies and even if it is a…
