5.13.12
Azusa Plane
WHERE THE SANDS TURN TO GOLD-(ROCKET GIRL)-Right from the get-go Azusa Plane leader Jason DiEmilio began sending me his recordings to review. Most would include More

5.13.12
The Corner Laughers
POPPY SEEDS-(MUSTERY LAWN MUSIC)-Bobby Conn's a funny guy. Sure, he's made his fair share of political and densely didactic albumsIt’s nice to see that Bay Area pop god More

5.13.12
Farrar, Johnson, Parker, Yames
NEW MULTITUDES-(ROUNDER)-Yup, this so Son Volt’s Jay Farrar joined by Jim James (Yim Yames) from My Morning Jacket and 2 others (Will Johnson (Centro-Matic) and More

5.13.12
Lightships
ELECTRIC CABLES- (DOMINO)-Wow, where did this come from? We all know Gerard Love’s name from long-time Scottish poppers Teenage Fanclub (who are still going after two More

5.13.12
The Satin Chaps
MIGHT I SUGGEST…-(SELF RELEASED)-I like it when a group of talented musicians get together and set out to make a record that is unpretentiously fun, and that's what More

5.6.12
Johnny Bertram and the Golden Bicycles
NEON CITY-(ESPERANZA PLANTATION)-Before this album, I’d never heard of Johnny Bertram – you? After giving Neon City a More

5.6.12
Bobby Conn
MACARONI-(FIRE)-Bobby Conn's a funny guy. Sure, he's made his fair share of political and densely didactic albums, but he's always retained a sense of humor that's twisted. So when More

5.6.12
Jesse Ruins
DREAM ANALYSUS-(CAPTURED TRACKS)-Wow, I’m not sure where the Captured Tracks talent team keeps finding these terrific bands, but they do. This duo hail from Tokyo More

5.6.12
Smash Palace
DO IT AGAIN- (ZIP)-Emo is dead, thank god. But some musicians remembered that emo came from pop-punk, for bBrothers Brian and Stephen Butler were in a band called Quincy but More

5.6.12
Alexander Tucker
THIRD MOUTH-(THRILL JOCKEY)-Alexander Tucker has a way with arrangements; chiming bells, acoustic guitars, organs, and harmonies are all set to "trippy," while his voice is warm More

4.30.12
Baby Grand
ARTS & LEISURE-(TEST PATTERN)-…and just when I think that this terrific Sacramento, CA band is not gonna release another record out they come with another record (this is their 4th). More

4.30.12
Guantanamo Baywatch
CHEST CRAWL-(DIRTNAP)-And Dirtnap releases a …..surf record?!! Well, good for them, I love surf music and this Portland trio are no ordinary surf band. Sure, they have the twang and More

4.30.12
Justin Jude
5 KINDS OF RAIN-(SELF-RELEASED)-There’s something to be said for knowing when to be calm, and when to shout: When it finally breaks away from quiet ripples, the shout’s More