Wild Beasts – Smother (Domino)
by Kelly McClure Wild Beasts is a different sort of band. They elude you, but once caught, it’s easy to get wrapped up. The first time I heard them was via a (now ex) girlfriend last spring, so...
View ArticleAustra – Feel It Break (Domino)
By Kelly McClure Aside from a very select few, the albums that I’ve been exposed to in the past few years have been like little farts in a car. They’ve been warm, and fresh, impossible to avoid, and...
View ArticleSong of the day – 320: Katie Stelmanis
I’m late-come to this. (Never would have happened if I still hung around with Mia Clarke, I swear.) I hang my head in sorrow, more than shame though. Man, I would’ve drilled this hole into the floor...
View ArticleTHE BAD REVIEW Vivian Girls – Share the Joy (Polyvinyl)
by Kelly McClure I just had to Google the difference between Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls because, even though I previously worked as the Music Editor for a popular women’s magazine, I’m not too...
View ArticleREVIEWED IN CONTEXT: An Horse – Walls (Mom + Pop/Shock)
by Kelly McClure One of the hardest things about being a music critic is the annoying little itchy prompting inside our brains that causes us to want to be honest and fair. As you may have guessed,...
View ArticleDo Music Critics Ever Rule?
by Laura Witkowski So a Mr Clifford Allen of Austin, Texas came across my blog post about music critics sucking, which was in response to this Collapse Board post by Kelly McClure about music critics...
View ArticleTyler, The Creator – Goblin (XL)
by Kelly McClure I listened to Tyler, The Creator’s second album, Goblin, three times, back to back, while sitting in a beat up leather recliner placed by the living room window in my apartment and...
View ArticleShut up about Kreayshawn being racist
by Kelly McClure In the last few days I’ve gotten into two very intense debates via Facebook about whether or not Kreayshawn is a racist. Naturally Facebook would be the perfect forum for such a...
View ArticleTop 6 of 2011 (The story so far)
By Brigette Adair Herron 1. Vivian Girls – Share The Joy This album was criminally overlooked. Although you could have a look at what this guy wrote about it. Here’s what I wrote about it earlier this...
View ArticleDear Bands, Don’t Be Dicks
By Kelly McClure Here is a little quiz I’d like for you to take before moving on to read the rest of this thing. Ready? Here we go: Q: You are engaged in casual conversation with a friend or co-worker...
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