Veruca Salt “Ghost Notes” El Camino Sonicly, there has not been a lot that has changed about Veruca Salt during the past two decades. The guitars are not quite as [...]

Bilal “In Another Life” Entertainment One It almost seems like Bilal does not want people to like him as much as they should. Back at the turn of the 21st [...]

Meg Baird “Don’t Weigh Down the Light” Drag City The element that is responsible for perhaps the biggest influence on Meg Baird’s newest solo effort does not come in the [...]

The Lonesome Trio Self-titled Sugar Hill Records Consisting of “The Office” and “Daily Show” alum Ed Helms and Oberlin College mates Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove, The Lonesome Trio has [...]

Muse “Drones” Warner Bros. After the grandiose cacophony of 2012’s “The 2nd Law,” Muse decided to take its next album back to the basics. So, of course, “Drones” is a [...]

Florence + The Machine “How Big How Blue How Beautiful” Island Florence Welch has made a point to let everyone know how stripped-down her newest album is. It is curious, [...]

Joe & Vicki Price “Night Owls” Independent Joe and Vicki Price are genuine, bona fide Iowa legends. Anyone looking to verse themselves on the essentials of Iowa blues should start [...]

Superchief “Trophy Room” Magnetic Eye If you are a fan of good, old-fashioned, hard-driving rock music, and you are not already a fan of Superchief, you need to come to [...]

Superchief “Trophy Room” Magnetic Eye If you are a fan of good, old-fashioned, hard-driving rock music, and you are not already a fan of Superchief, you need to come to [...]

Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind” Gentlemen of the Road/Island Two words drew me to the new Mumford & Sons offering: “no banjo.” For all but the most ardent folk fans, [...]