Pageant — Figure Eight
Now that the school year is winding down, I have something else to occupy my time: a social life. It’s rather sparse between September and July, but now’s the time to live the next 8 weeks with a vengeance (well,…
Rachel Cholst
PREORDER: Proud Compilation
THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. 500 purchases = two new interns for FIERCE 500+ purchases = two new interns and other amazing stuff! While you’re waiting for your hand-numbered limited edition CD to reach you, or while you’re picking your jaw…
Another Dead Clown — This May Not Work.
I don’t think an album has made me want to see a band live more than Another Dead Clown’s This May Not Work. This band has a manic energy and crazy inventiveness that oozes through the speakers. There’s no way…
Cowboy Mouth — Go!
There’s some bands you can’t help but follow. Call it sentimental value. I’ve been following Cowboy Mouth since I cared about music. After listening to their latest (fourteenth?) studio album, I felt a little weird. I couldn’t put my finger…
Anna Tivel — Before Machines
The first riff of “Five Dollar Bill,” the opening track of Anna Tivel’s sophomore album, made my brain turn somersaults. Don’t worry — it was in a happy way. Tivel manages to capture the performance styles of my favorites: Kendl…