Album Reviews

“No Fury” By Jessica Boudreaux

Live in Portland November 5 | Holocene It’s hard not to compare Jessica Boudreaux’s new…

“Permo” by Spinning Coin

A certain innocence born of simplicity and spirit flows and attacks throughout Spinning Coin’s first…

“FM-2030” by Reptaliens

Live in Portland October 5 | Doug Fir Reptaliens are subtle in their approach. With…

“Lotta Sea Lice” by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile

Live in Portland October 20 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall As two artists who have built…

“Naughtland” by Nurses

Live in Portland October 31 | Mississippi Studios Nurses are back after a six-year hiatus,…

“Relatives in Dissent” by Protomartyr

Detroit’s Protomartyr are a post-punk influenced group with a manifesto as canny and mysterious as…

“Mountain Moves” by Deerhoof

Deerhoof has always resisted category. They’re a rock band, undoubtedly, but they buck tradition at…

“Light Information” by Chad VanGaalen

There is always something interesting about watching a generation go through the parenthood process. It…

“Self-Titled” by The Babe Rainbow

A certain gentleness calmly ensues and unexpectedly shapeshifts into the form of psychedelic disco/folk/surf/funk, peppered…

“Mother of my Children” by Black Belt Eagle Scout

August is the best month of the year, not only because it’s my birthday month,…