Juliana Hatfield, Made in China (Ye Olde)
Ms. Hatfield is without her three on this solo release, which promises to be chock full o’ great baselines and girl anthems.
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Koufax, Hard Times Are In Fashion (Doghouse)
Political power-pop that will make you want to pick up and move to Canada, where the weather is cold and the politics are progressive.
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Mobius Band, The Loving Sounds of Static (Ghostly International)
Standard guitar-bass-drums rock band formula + keyboards and a sampler = complex songs structures and catchy pop hooks; Mobius Band is an equation you’ll want to get your head around. (read more)
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Sons and Daughters, The Repulsion Box (Domino)
With its Scottish Inflections, Repulsion is like The Wild Bunch seen from the outskirts of Edinburgh, a European reflection of the stylized American West. (read more)
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