People mellow with age, and for rock performers that’s usually a bad thing. But on his solo debut Cursive front man Tim Kasher bucks any notion of being a complacent bore. The most noticeable sonic difference between The Game of Monogamy and any given Cursive release comes in terms of musically being easily accessible. This [...]
Human Hearts – Maritime
It’s fitting that a song titled “It’s Casual” opens up Human Hearts, the newest album by indie pop purveyors Maritime. The phrase is an accurate summation of the Milwaukee quartet’s sound. Driven by a wonderfully chunky, slightly lo-fi guitar sound, this collection of songs is easy to swallow and enjoy. Sugar pill music. Led by [...]
Awesome As Fuck – Green Day
Why does Awesome As Fuck exist? Green Day already released a great live album — 2005’s Bullet In A Bible — and have only released one studio album since. Considering that album, 2009′s 21st Century Breakdown was by far the worst LP of the band’s career, another live album seems unnecessary beyond recording a few [...]
Koffin Kats Feature From The Inlander
SLAP HAPPY The Koffin Kats are part punk, part rock and part cartoon. You can thank Beavis and Butt-head for producing the punkabilly-proficient band the Koffin Kats. Without the animated works of Mike Judge, the band might not exist. “I was watching Beavis and Butt-head one day and saw Reverend Horton Heat on one of [...]
Outside – Tapes ‘n Tapes
The working man’s rock music has always been defined by artists like Bruce Springsteen who sing about the 9-to-5ers. But there’s something to be said for Tapes ‘n Tapes, a band workman-like in the way it consistently churns out solid tunes. If there’s such a thing as a bad Tapes ‘n Tapes song, it’s yet [...]
