(Atlantic, 2006) Big City Rock is a somewhat apt moniker, both for the band and its debut full-length. Just like a big city (say…LA or NY), Big City Rock is shiny and trendy. But that’s about about where the analogy breaks down. Unlike the Big Apple, Big City Rock isn’t full of […]

The glory days of Echo and the Bunneymen are long since gone, and anyone that expects them to return is being a bit foolish. Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant are the only remaining original members now, and they’re trying very hard, but the magic is pretty much gone. They’ve given the hired rhythm […]

On their fourth full-length (and first for Kill Rock Stars) indie rock band Numbers have seriously scaled back the dance tendencies of their Tigerbeat6 efforts in favor of slow, deliberate, boring rock music. There are still a few experimental jabs mixed in with the otherwise generic songs, but these bouts of noise aren’t enough […]

Super Love Attack features a couple ex-members of the Polyphonic Spree, and they’ve stuck to what they know best – anthemic vocals and choruses that sound kind of like children are singing them. They do switch the sound up a bit, adding some more rock and the occasional My Bloody Valentine-style noise to the […]

So, New Order are back with their 1st album since 2001 and 2nd since 1993. When it takes you this long to make records, they really should be masterpieces each time out. Unfortunately, Waiting For the Sirens’ Call is no stroke of genius, it’s merely the work of a veteran band that knows […]

The self-titled debut album from Gratitude has gotten some pretty positive press from punkbands.com and Alternative Press, but that’s not really abnormal for any album. No matter how bad a record is, there’s always someone who likes it, someone willing to say good things for the sticker on the outside. There are people […]