album reviews
Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It., Pet Symmetry, Their/They’re/There) Talks …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’s IX
After ignoring them for years, the Into It. Over It. frontman checks back in on Trail of Dead to see what he’s been missing. A lot, as it turns out.
Nikhil P. Yerawadekar (Antibalas, Low Mentality) Talks Wu-Tang Clan’s A Better Tomorrow
An Afrobeat all-star and former Wu-Tang Clan diehard ponders the latest release from the Shaolin legends.
Zachary Lipez (Freshkills, Publicist UK) Talks Rancid’s …Honor Is All We Know
They could stand to be a bit more specific, but Rancid still loves all the right things, and Zachary Lipez still loves Rancid.
Adam Schatz (Landlady) Talks David Guetta’s Listen
Adam Schatz listens without prejudice to David Guetta’s new album.
Holly Miranda Talks Ani DiFranco’s Allergic to Water
Singer-songwriter Holly Miranda assesses the new album by the woman who first inspired her to write a song.
Emmy the Great Talks Iggy Azalea’s Reclassified
The London anti-folk star explains why, if Reclassified had been released a year earlier, she might be dead right now.
Anthony Anzaldo (Ceremony) Talks Corners’ Maxed Out on Distractions
Fed-up with watered-down trend-chasers, Ceremony's guitarist finds something real with Los Angeles' Corners.
Joe Casey (Protomartyr) Talks Bob Seger’s Ride Out
It’s no Live Bullet, but the King of Michigan’s new one finds him aging like fine Ripple.
Ryan Miller (Guster) Talks One Direction’s Four
Guster’s frontman knows that One Direction didn’t make their new album for him, but he appreciates the Journey and Fleetwood Mac nods anyway.
Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) Talks Bryan Ferry’s Avonmore
On an album that’s far better overheard than scrutinized, the iconic art-rocker proves he still has art to make.
Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Thantifaxath’s Sacred White Noise
While much of black metal is mired in the same old muck, Thantifaxath are busy breaking beastly new ground.
Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks Nick Jonas’ Nick Jonas
Is Nick Jonas the new Peter Gabriel? He’s more likely to do that than become Peter Holsapple’s son-in-law.











