Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafters ““Reckless Burning”” (Burn Burn Burn) It seems so weird to me that I would ever like a band like this. My roots would say never to this album, but there is something about this…
Joe Deninzon “The Adventures of Stratospheerius” (D-Zone Entertainment) Joe Deninzon is a fiddle player. He had his first chance to back a major artist on the violin at age 16. Dude was working with serious musicians when he was 16.…
Loreli ““Our Minds Have Been Electrified”” (Ice-Made Records) Loreli combines punk hooks with those I don’t give a fuck about anything or anybody monotone punk vocals that have been around since the dawn of punk rock. In an almost aside…
Lullacry “Crucify My Heart” (Century Media) Everyone in Lullacry used to be blonde and now they’re not. Maybe it’s my ear, maybe it’s that the band has matured as songwriters or maybe clearing the air of the stench of bleach…
Mary Lorson & Billy Cote ““Piano Creeps”” (The First Time Records) “Piano Creeps” is an unbelievably mellow record of mass proportions. You can really feel the jazz and slowcore thing Mary and Billy have so eloquently crafted. With each additional…
Massive Attack ““100th Window”” (Virgin Records) One of the strangest records I have ever heard. “100th Window” is three parts electronica, two parts symphonic ambient noise-pop, and a tea spoon of rock just for good measure. Be prepared for much…
Masterplan “Enlighten Me” (Painful Lust) This record is a glorified single and typically I wouldn’t bother reviewing a fucking god damn single because nobody buys the stupid things. But here I am reviewing this anyway because, as sad as this…
Mines ““The Way the Wind Whips the Water”” (Woodson Lateral Records) I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again; Seattle is and still remains the Mecca for talented earth-shattering indie rock. The Mines are not the most innovative act…
The Movielife / Ex Numberfive split “Self-Titled” (One Day Savior Records) People in the know will be reading this review and questioning it’s relevence, being that this was made in the summer of 2001 and all. Yet, it’s still a…
M. Ward “End Of Amnesia” (Future Farmer) Rooted firmly in the currently overgrown field of singer/songwriters, M. Ward, of Rodriguez fame, has crafted a charming and witty album with folk smarts and a disarming air of melancholy. Crooning over delicately…