Month: June 2019
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #5 – Jim Morrison
I hope you’ve got the popcorn popping because it’s time to tackle a force of nature: frontman of The Doors and the poster child for rock n’ roll counterculture rebellion, Jim Morrison.
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Spectreview: Thom Yorke – ANIMA
Thom Yorke’s latest solo album is unsurprisingly grim, unremittingly dystopian and weirdly personal.
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Spectreview: black midi – Schlagenheim
black midi’s Schlagenheim is an astonishing debut, a vortex of prog rock, post-punk and stoner metal that lives in madness and speaks in tongues.
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Spectreview: Mannequin Pussy – Patience
Mannequin Pussy’s Patience is a truly great punk record, rife with inspired melodies and cathartic power capable of rousing even the most jaded listener.
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Spectreview: Shinichiro Yokota – I Know You Like It
Shinichiro Yokota continues to bring his light, airy version of house music to the masses on I Know You Like It.
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EXTENDED PLAY: The 27 Club #4 – Janis Joplin
It’s time for another episode of the TDP EP about The 27 Club! Not two weeks after Jimi, another tragedy: the end of the fiery, charismatic blues-rock singer Janis Joplin.
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Spectreview: Crumb – Jinx
Brooklyn psych-pop up-and-comers Crumb hit a blissful head high on their newest release, Jinx.
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Spectreview: Coach Phillips – Never is Enough
Indie-rock quintet Coach Phillips confidently bust out of the gate with a debut LP that simmers with touches of weathered alt-country and classic emo.
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Spectreview: Bill Callahan – Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
Bill Callahan adopts an uncommon lightness of being in his double album ode to contentment, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest.
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Spectreview: Julia Shapiro – Perfect Version
Julia Shapiro waxes about isolation while sharpening her signature immersive, downcast indie rock on her lovely debut solo album.