Ryan Wasoba

Contributions

Mikey Erg/Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers - Split EP

Mikey Erg/Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers Split EP If you encounter the Mikey Erg / Warren Franklin & The Founding Fathers split EP without knowing what it is, you would be forgiven for thinking it is the work of one artist rather than two. Both share a penchant for inciteful power-pop with instantly familiar […]

Death Cab For Cutie gutarist/producer Chris Walla reflects on ‘Transatlanticism’

Some consider 2003 to be the Year Of Ben Gibbard. The singer/songwriter was responsible for the Postal Service’s Give Up and Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism, two of the most memorable reissues of the year and the subsequent decade. Even though Give Up narrowly edged out Death Cab’s breakthrough album in our Class Of 2003 […]

The Photo Atlas - Stuck In A Honeytrap

The Photo Atlas Stuck In A Honey Trap Since their 2004 formation, the Photo Atlas have been poised as the next big thing out of Denver but have not jumped on the available bandwagons provided by their scenemates in Fear Before and 3OH!3. While Stuck In A Honeytrap is only their second full-length, it shows […]

North - The Great Silence

North The Great Silence There’s good reason why bands like Russian Circles and Pelican are instrumental. Celestial post-rock-leaning metal is not a vocalist’s game. Kyle Hardy, the singer for Tucson, Arizona, quintet North, struggles to find his place on The Great Silence. His scruffy low screams, akin to Isis frontman Aaron Turner, work perfectly when […]

Cut Teeth - Televandalism EP

Cut Teeth Televandalism EP Few bands are as appropriately named as Chicago’s Cut Teeth. The tracks on the quartet’s debut EP, Televandalism, gnash and grind like the rear molars of a clenched jaw. The band’s members refined their power and precision in well-respected groups Red Knife Lottery and the Felix Culpa and apply the lessons […]

PUJOL - UNITED STATES OF BEING

PUJOL United States Of Being Nashville’s Daniel Pujol is a kindred spirit of the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn. Both use punk-informed rock as a backdrop for coming-of-age lyrics, and the enjoyment of both hinges on one’s opinion of their gravelly, sometimes monotone voices. On the former MEEMAW band member and current all-caps enthusiast’s debut full […]

Demon Hunter - True Defiance

Demon Hunter True Defiance It may be hard for some to get past Demon Hunter’s religious affiliation. They are openly Christian, which means they interpret song titles such as “Crucifix” and “God Forsaken” more literal than the average metal band. Yet they proudly display a Slayer poster in their music video for “My Destiny,” the […]

Various Artists - We Are The Works In Progress

Various Artists We Are The Works In Progress We Are The Works In Progress is a compilation curated by Kazu Makino of Blonde Redhead, the proceeds of which benefiting the Japanese Earthquake Fund, Architecture For Humanity and other charities working to help Japan recover from last year’s disastrous earthquake and tsunami. Although its good intentions […]

Dan P. And The Bricks - Watch Where You Walk

Dan P. And The Bricks Watch Where You Walk MU330 were never a household name, but they were one of the most important bands in the ’90s ska underground. Present day torchbearers like Big D And The Kids Table and Streetlight Manifesto may not exist without the St. Louis band’s self-proclaimed “psycho-ska” as a reference […]
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