Tag Archives: alt/indie rock

‘The Redhead League’ is an eclectic and exhilaratingly addictive concept album of songs about red-haired female comic book heroes. Leslie Hudson brings these characters alive with passion, angst and a depth that you might not have thought possible for some of them, and in this she is aided by an A-team roster of guest musicians who add their considerable talents to the mix.

Week 2 of FAWM had me floating in a gelatinous cube of creative ecstasy. Here is my regrettably abridged list of favorite songs out of many wonderful ones.

Yesterday one of my favorite bands, Debs & Errol, announced that they were going their separate ways. Needless to say, I am sad. Now, you have to understand why my love for this band is so fierce. Not only do I love their music, and not only did it help lift my spirits during a very difficult period, but I got to know the band members as people.

We’ve all experienced it before—a song gets stuck in your head and won’t shake loose. Around this time of year it’s most likely to be one of those really annoying holiday songs, such as “Hippopotamus for Christmas” or that hideous chipmunk one. Fortunately, now that the holidays are over the …

'AM' is, without doubt, an instant classic and a stonking return to form for the Arctic Monkeys. One of 2013's essential albums, and one the very best rock records in recent years.

'Mark Kozelek and Desertshore' is a poignant, touching delight. Despite casting himself as a somewhat curmudgeonly veteran of the indie-rock scene, Kozelek is cementing his reputation as truly remarkable, reliable and enduringly relevant artist.

Lizabett Rrusso's debut EP, the aptly titled "The Traveller's Song," provides a deeply personal and revealing insight into the somewhat transient life of a musician working to establish a career far away from home.

'Sun' is the product of a remarkable talent who has experienced much that life has to offer, for better and worse, and has come through the other side with an awareness of where she has been, a renewed sense of where she is and, perhaps more importantly, where she goes from here.

Despite the usual inconsistency and lack of lyrical depth, 'More Light' is one of Primal Scream's most enjoyable albums since the turn of the millennium.

While 'Kveikur' may be short on the moments of true, euphoric majesty found on earlier records, it is very much the sound of a band energized by recent upheaval and ready to enter their second decade with renewed urgency and impetus.