(Modular, 2006) You’d better watch out, because Australian power-trio Wolfmother are coming for you! The Dimensions EP seems to be a direct homage to the greatest of the great rock artists in the ’60s and ’70s, from Andrew Stockdale’s Ozzy/Robert Plant vocals and Hendrix lyrics (”A purple haze is in the sky”) to the […]

(WEA, 2006) The Subways’ US debut, Young For Eternity, comes with (as usual) enormous amounts of hype from across the Atlantic. It seems that anything that gets big in the UK gets REALLY BIG. Unfortunately, it can’t all live up to the hype. Young For Eternity is one of those discs that […]

(Geffen, 2005) The Like’s first full length LP, Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?, is something like what you might expect from a trio of girls wearing camisoles and sundresses in the album art, with a baby deer on the front cover. Lead singer Z Berg has a pretty voice, but it’s otherwise unexceptional, […]

Test Shot Starfish’s self-titled debut full-length is one that mixes ambient electronica with more beat-oriented music to fine effect. It’s by no means a brilliant album, but it’s an enjoyable ride, even if it does get a little too close to house music on occasion. The music can occasionally be a little schizophrenic […]

Jacksonville City Nights is the second of three planned Ryan Adams released this calendar year, following the excellent Harvest-era Neil Young styled Cold Roses. Ever since Gold failed to make Ryan Adams a star, he’s buried himself in genre exercises, with mixed success. JCN is no exception, as a more straight-ahead country album […]

One of my favorite things about early Supergrass was their boundless enthusiasm for sloppy, energetic pop songs like “Caught By The Fuzz.” Their ability to rock almost out of control was charming. There is none of that on Road To Rouen, and I initially thought I didn’t like the album. Once I gave […]