This record came out when I was in High School and it’s been one of my all time favorite records ever since. I can tie down so many of these songs to an equal number of amazing and terrible moments in my life, and I feel like that is one of the hallmarks of a […]

Over the years The National have defied the odds and continued to have the most consistent career of any of their 2000s indie rock peers. On Trouble Will Find Me, their sixth record, The National are simultaneously at the top of their game and at their most bleak. From Matt Berninger’s apology to his brother […]

Often times break up records can come off pretty terribly if we are being truthful. A lot of times the sheer concept of the break up record ends up being a lot of flash and not much substance. The lack of real direction leads the album collapses in on itself and reveal it to be […]

By the time that Vampire Weekend released Modern Vampires of the City in 2013 they had already become one of indie rock’s most beloved bands. Charming songs like “A-Punk”, “Oxford Comma”, “Cousins”, and “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” ensured that. But the release of Modern Vampires catapulted them to stardom and made them THE most beloved […]

LCD Soundsystem are one of the most influential bands of the decade which is crazy to think about considering James Murphy and company only released two records throughout the entirety of the 2010s. That’s partially due to their retirement following This is Happening, their 3+ hour funeral concert at Madison Square Garden, and the incredible […]

It’s pretty crazy to think that we only got a single Pearl Jam record through the entirety of the 2010s. One of the most prolific bands of the 1990s and 2000s toured extensively until the decade’s final year, but also barley released new music. Before we get much further, I’ll cede that this isn’t even […]

Stranger in the Alps is a record that I ended up finding about a year after it was released. I am not sure I even really remember where or when or how, but I do remember that as soon as I heard Bridgers’ first album I was immediately hooked. I couldn’t put it down and […]

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is constantly evolving. Ever record Bon Iver dies and rises anew with something different and refreshing. This was most apparent on their their record, 2016’s 22, A Million. On their 2007 debut Bon Iver made the quintessential indie’-folk cabin in the woods record (this isn’t just me trying to describe the […]