Album Reviews

“Chaos By Invitation” by Cold Beat

Read our review of Cold Beat’s “Chaos By Invitation.”

“Last Place” by Grandaddy

Grandaddy reunited back in 2012, but it isn’t until now that the band completes its long-awaited comeback. Full of heartache and alienation, “Last Place” is a classic Grandaddy album with all the fixings.

“The French Press” by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

“If ‘The Breakfast Club’ ever gets a gritty reboot treatment, they should call Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever for the soundtrack.” Read our review of “The French Press” here.

“Organic Light Factory” by Jackson Boone

Portlander Jackson Boone continues psychedelic meandering on new album “Organic Light Factory.”

“Tape Lonely Boy” by Blacktop Megaphone

Portland producer and Throne Age founder Blacktop Megaphone takes it back to the days of cassettes on his latest instrumental album, “Tape Lonely Boy.”

“Flying Microtonal Banana” by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Psychedelic ragas, adventurous hooks, and as much zurna as you can handle: “Flying Microtonal Banana” is a trip worth taking from start to finish.

Ty Segall’s self-titled solo album

The second self-titled Ty Segall solo album charts a new course for the psychedelic rock mainstay. Read on for our review.

“Saturday Night” by Tim Darcy

With his first solo record, Ought frontman Tim Darcy goes on a meditative and rootsy psych-pop journey. Read on for our review.

“Wildly Idle” by Hand Habits

Guitarist Meg Duffy (Mega Bog) has crafted a bedroom opus with her first Hand Habits album “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void.”

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PWRHAUS’ Self-titled EP Review

“PWRHAUS has flown under the radar for a while now, and its frontman probably likes it that way.”
Read our review of the band’s new EP.