Future of the Left
Fingers Become Thumbs/The Lord Hates a Coward
Too Pure

I’m unsure how to categorize the first single from Future Of the Left. They have a throbbing bass and drum sound that reminds me a bit of Jon Spencer, the vocals are both screamed and sung and I get a weird Cop Shoot Cop meets [...]

Only Crime
Virulence
Fat Wreck Chords

The followup to 2004’s "To The Nines", the latest from "supergroup" Only Crime has a bite of pop to it, but they still put most modern punk bands to shame. With a lineup that includes drummer Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, Descendents), vocalist Russ Rankin (Good Riddance) and members of Hagfish, Gwar, Converge [...]

The Queers
Munki Brain
Asian Man Records

Although The Queers have been hit or miss from me since they started, there’s almost always something about their records that hits me right. I usually enjoy their songs that venture into harder Ramones territory, but I’ve never been huge on the saccharine sweet love songs. Their [...]

Chelsea
Faster, Cheap & Better Looking
TKO Records

I wasn’t sure how well the classic band Chelsea would pull off a reunion record, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t love this CD. The lineup that recorded this (in 2005, this is a US release, it was previously not available here aside from an import) [...]

Orthodox
Gran Poder
Southern Lord

I don’t listen to tons of metal, be it of the death variety or even 80’s cheese style. I also don’t receive that many submissions for review. As sad as that makes me, it’s true. I do get some, it’s just not an avalanch of music that’s begging for my [...]