Husbands
Introducing Husbands
"Short and growly" debut album for solid all girl garage rock three piece, the Husbands, who burst their way through 14 songs in just 24 minutes
Great Lakes
Distance Between
Epic pysch pop from sprawling Elephant 6 inspired collective which features members of Marshmallow Coast, Elf Power and Of Montreal.
Operation Makeout
Hang Loose
Enjoyable garage rock from Vancouver-based band signed to Mint Records
Dan Melchiors Broke Revue
Bitterness, Spite, Rage and Scorn
Excellent second release on the In the Red label from long-serving rockers, which manages to "take a completely new approach to this whole garage meets R&B" scene
Apples In Stereo
Velocity Of Sound
Life-saving "poppy fuzzy psych" from the consistently reliable Apples in Stereo
Gore Gore Girls
Up All Night
Impressive second album from the Gore Gore Girls, who combine a 1960s Shangri-Las sound with that of Detroit’s present-day garage scene
Sleater-Kinney
One Beat
"Explosive", confident post 9-11 sixth album from popular Portland, Oregon all girl trio, Sleater Kinney
Radar Brothers
Surrounding Mountains
Sad, but ultra-satisfying "indie folk-rock" from Californian melancholists, the Radar Brothers
Blacks
Just Like Home
Dark second and final album on the Bloodshot label from recently broken up Chicago country punk trio, the Blacks
Pedro The Lion
Control
Intimate but also aggressive third album and cautionary tale from the highly acclaimed Seattle musician David Bazan, who works under the moniker of Pedro the Lion
Stand GT
Good On The River
Third full length album and debut UK release on Boss Tuneage label for Stand GT , stalwarts of Canadian blue collar punk rock
Brian James and The Pig
New Rose / Neat Neat Neat
25th anniversary re-recording by ex-Damned member Brian James of the group's classic single
Mikabomb
The Fake Fake Sound Of Mikabomb
"Early New York Punk meets Asian pop" on the first full-length from Mika Bomb, who are like "a sped-up version of the Shangri-Las"
Various
Team Mint Vol 2
Special "lo-price" compilation from Mint Records in Canada has been released in celebration of the label's 10th anniversary and running a full gamut of sounds to include punk, surf, garage and surf, shows that "variety is the spice of life".
Kepler
Fuck Fight Fail
Kepler are four thoughtful boys who hail from Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Made up of Jon Georgekishwatt, Samir Khan, Mike Sheridan and Jeremy Gara, they reek of Bedhead and Low and all things deep, dar
New Bomb Turks
Nightmare Scenario
This is the latest offering from The New Bomb Turks since their switch to Epitaph in 1997. These lads have been together for something like a decade now, and they are easily the coolest band on that
Firebird Band
The Setting Sun And It's Satellites
'The Setting Sun and Its Satellites' is the first full-length album from The Firebird Band, which features in its line-up several former members of Joan of Arc, Pilot in Hiatus and Braid
Fans of B
Hot Snakes
Automatic Midnight
Another brainchild from John Reis of Rocket from the Crypt and Drive like Jehu fame, only this time in the form of Hot Snakes out of San Diego, California. Featuring prominently as well are Rick Fork
New Pornographers
Mass Romantic
“What the Hell is this?!” That was my first thought when I put this on. I had so many mixed feelings about this album on my first couple of listens. Initially I thought I hated it. Here we have thi
Will Oldham
Guarapero : Lost Blues 2
Guarapero Lost Blues 2 is the companion to the Palace Music singles released a few years ago called: Lost Blues (and other songs). Guarapero is essentially Volume 2 in what may prove to be a running s
Von Zippers
Blitzhacker
If you’re not drunk already, you will be after listening to this! Grab a stein: the latest release from Alberta, Canada’s leading purveyors of mudslinging, sleaze-fest, trash rock is a collection of s
Mooney Suzuki
People Get Ready
People get ready. Hey! I said people get ready! Estrus Records is one of those labels that will never steer you wrong. One of those labels where you will need to collect every record of every band
White Stripes
De Stijl
Another great band from another great garage label: Sympathy for the Record Industry. Sign me up for The White Stripes...a “brother/sister” duo out of Detroit: Jack and Meg White. (”brother/sister” i
Olivia Tremor Control
Singles And Beyond
Ahhhh ! What can one say about this whole Elephant 6 recording company? It is easily a world apart from anything else that’s out there. Made up of a list of cronies helping one another out in vario
Silo the Huskie
Silo the Huskie
Out of San Diego-based label Cargo Records/Headhunter comes Silo the Huskie, from Columbus, Ohio. Neil Young meets Built to Spill is the best way I can think to describe their sound, but their music
Love As Laughter
Sea To Shining Sea
Love As Laughter are a Seattle based band that was spawned from the mind of Sam Jayne, following the break-up of his previous band, Lync. Previous releases from Love As Laughter have included the cri
King Brothers
The King Brothers
More stellar garage punk from our friends out East, this time a trio hailing from Osaka, Japan, which consists of Keizo Matsuo on vocals and guitar, Masafumi “Marya” Koyama on guitar and "scream" and
Now Time Delegation
Watch For Today
This is a great album on In The Red Records...already one I know for sure that I'll be tacking on to my top 10 list for 2001. Fans of the Bellrays will already be familiar with Lisa Kekaula’s voice,
Masters Of The Hemisphere
Better Things
Fans of the Elephant 6 collective will probably want to pick up this latest 7” by Masters of the Hemisphere...limited to 200 copies on clear vinyl. Don’t be confused though. This is not an Elephant
Sleater-Kinney
All Hands On The Bad One
There is always a much warranted level of excitement that surrounds Sleater-Kinney whenever they release a new album. Now on the release of their fourth full-length album: “All Hands on the Bad One”,
Death Cab For Cutie
We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes
Death Cab for Cutie are a Bellingham, Washington (Pacific Northwestern) pop quartet, whose most excellent band name comes from the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour”. And while melodically less fervent,
Delta 72
000
My feeling is that right now Chicago is the epicentre for all things cool. Forget anything you believe about New York ! Music there is at an all-time standstill.
The Delta 72 are on Southern Rec
Songs Ohia
The Lioness
This is the fourth full length album from Chicago's Songs:Ohia and has been recorded with the help of friends from Arab Strap and Appendix Out in Glasgow, Scotland, which may give you some inkling as
Pedro The Lion
Winners Never Quit
With album titles like "It's Hard to Find a Friend", and "The Only Reason I Feel Secure", one can quickly get a sense of where Seattle native David Bazan (a.k.a. Pedro the Lion) is coming from. His
Murder City Devils
Thelema
Farfisa, farfisa, farfisa! Anyone who reads my reviews with any regularity knows that it is just this sort of organ-drenched garage punk that me likes. Spencer Moody doesn’t sing so much as yell, or