Rachel Cholst

Rachel Cholst

Vassals — Halogen Days

Things are so overwhelming these days. I’m never one to advocate ignoring the news cycle, but there are times where you just need to drown yourself in massive swirls of sound. Vassals’ new EP, Halogen Days, should be listened to…

Nana Grizol — Ursa Minor

Defiance, Ohio is one of those bands that I should listen to, given how much I love their side projects, but haven’t gotten around to. Theo Hilton’s new album, Ursa Minor, is a much-needed album for these days. Nana Grizol…

R. Mutt — The Dash

It can be a little intimidating to review music by a band that’s as old as you are. But the folks at R. Mutt are as nice as they come. The Dash, the band’s fifth album, is an adrenaline rush.…

The Pinkerton Raid — Tolerance Ends, Love Begins

The Pinkerton Raid’s new album would seem to have sociopolitical commentary, but it doesn’t — at least not directly. Written in the notebook of ex-crime reporter Jesse James DeConto’s while his own relationship fell apart, Tolerance Ends, Love Begins is…

Bunch — Forever My Sparring Partner

Heath Underwood’s previous project, El Cantador, periodically resurfaces in my internal radio years after listening to their album. Underwood’s new project, Bunch, is re-entering the Southern psychedelia market at just the right time. From hip hop to country, there’s no…