Album Review: Romantic Superstore by Milk Dick

Album Review: Romantic Superstore by Milk Dick

The scuz-folk genre, as represented here, features low-end production and very good, very simple songwriting with expressive vocals. It’s hard to capture exactly what’s going on here in words. Our favorite song: Renaissance Faire. (Reviewed on our #23 podcast, the Race to Sell Out.)

Album Review: Performance by White Denim

Album Review: Performance by White Denim

Big giant songs from a big giant band that is packing out a small club near you. Some of their songs suggest a certain kind of dancing, but Magazin, our favorite, is one you can dance to however you want. (Reviewed on our #23 podcast, the Race to Sell Out.)

Album Review: Hard Rocket by Hard Rocket

Album Review: Hard Rocket by Hard Rocket

A band of super-skilled musicians who have been around the block so many times that they are no longer intimidated by the block. This is what it sounds like when a band is having a good time. Five stars. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)

Album Review: Sorry I Threw Up by Sleepy Poetry

Album Review: Sorry I Threw Up by Sleepy Poetry

Mazzy Starr is back, only much funnier this time. Sleepy Poetry proves that you can put people in a trance and still stay earthy and amusing. Our favorite song: Sorry I Threw Up. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)

Album Review: Wet Willy by Gym Shorts

Album Review: Wet Willy by Gym Shorts

THEY REALLY LIKE WRITING IN ALL CAPS AND TAKING GIANT BONG RIPS!!!!!! We love this band. They inspire us to stick close to our truth. Our favorite song: BURRITO. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)

Album Review: Chime by Sandy’s

Album Review: Chime by Sandy’s

Beautiful, only-somewhat-strange California music that takes some Beach Boys kinds of ideas and moves them in very interesting directions. Our favorite song: I and I. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)

Album Review: All I Can Ask by Her Pilots

Album Review: All I Can Ask by Her Pilots


Sturdy, straight-up rockers from a band of Greenville, SC all-stars. They also like to dress up like pilots. Awesome. Our favorite song: All I Can Ask. (Reviewed on our #22 podcast, a Bag of Dix.)

Album Review: Flytrap by Monkey Biscuit

Album Review: Flytrap by Monkey Biscuit

Loud, slurring songs about snot, and recess, and sausage rolls do not disguise the fact that this is a musically talented young band. They would probably not admit it, but their songwriting is well above average. Our favorite song: I Just Wanna Lern. ((Reviewed on our #21 podcast, the Ultimate Compliment.)

Album Review: Spring by Fisher

Album Review: Spring by Fisher

This sweet and honest album seems like it could be easily explained but it can’t. Something takes place here between the singer and the songs that doesn’t happen very often, and this album is as unique as it is simple. Our favorite song: Amber Brown (and Riding My Bike to the Grocery Store). (Reviewed on our #21 podcast, the Ultimate Compliment.)