Becky Warren — War Surplus
One of my immediate reactions when I heard news of the election was that Trump is going to send my students (those who have enlisted and who are yet to) off to war and get them killed. Becky Warren’s War…
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Robert Ellis — Robert Ellis
Robert Ellis keeps getting robbed. The Lights From the Chemical Plant, his breakout album, was on of my favorites of 2015 but was overshadowed by (I believe) Jason Isbell. This year, his self-titled third round was shunted off to the…
How to Survive — Matt Woods
I spent January 1st, 2016 plunging a badly stopped up toilet, getting covered in shit, crying for hours in my bed because I couldn’t even unclog a toilet correctly and I’ll always be alone, nothing ever changes, the future is…
Two Cow Garage — Brand New Flag
I typically like to review albums once they’ve been released, but watching the second presidential debate before reviewing Two Cow Garage’s latest release Brand New Flag (due Thursday) seemed fitting. When my one-percenter, Trump-supporting dad is, without irony, discussing the…
The Shondes — Brighton
I was 13 on September 11, 2001. As a Jewish kid in private schools, that mean that my weekends for the next two years were dominated by bat and bar mitzvahs. We’d go to synagogue in the morning, the kid…