Lupe Fiasco: Lasers
A confounding mix of confrontation and polish For an album four years in the making, delayed by often-public struggles with…
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The Strokes: Angles
I never thought I’d be making this statement about a Strokes record, but the New York band’s fourth album is packed with…
Soundgarden: Live On I-5
Soundgarden’s Live On I-5 was recorded on the West Coast leg of the band’s 1996 tour. The title alludes to the arterial…
Best of What’s Next: The Head and the Heart
Scruffily handsome folkies are a dime a dozen in Seattle. What differentiates The Head and the Heart from the rest of the…
The Damnwells: No One Listens to the Band Anymore
When I first read the title of this album, I interpreted the phrase as some kind of anti-folk statement (as in “No one…