High Maintenance has been stretching its comedy muscles a lot this season, and it continues the trend in its fourth week by wading into the waters of farce. “Breathwork” does not divide itself up in any traditional High Maintenance structure,…
Album Review: Cherry Glazerr – “Stuffed and Ready”
On their latest album release, Clementine Creevy and Cherry Glazerr have made a choice to shed a bit of the bravado for vulnerability, which allows for creative stretches but loses them some of their distinctive bite. Frontperson Creevy uses these…
High Maintenance 3×03 Review: “Blondie”
Last week, I noticed that the whole personality of High Maintenance, as it were, was split in half over the first two episodes. The first episode was mostly heartfelt vulnerability, the second was surreal humor. The two halves finally start…
Album Review: Fidlar – “Almost Free”
The third outing of the brash skate-punk outfit Fidlar is a definitive step into a more commercial and polished sound, but they may have stepped just a bit too far. The usual semi-juvenile arrogance and gleeful sneer that comes with…
High Maintenance 3×02 Review: “Craig”
The first two episodes of High Maintenance’s third season are the first episodes to be directed solely by one of the co-creators and they ultimately end up splitting the show’s qualities into two distinct packages. Episode one, directed by Katja…
Album Review: Sharon Van Etten – “Remind Me Tomorrow”
This year is already showing a trend of musicians returning after long absences and releasing fantastic new music, and I am entirely here for it. Sharon Van Etten’s first record of new material since 2014, Remind Me Tomorrow is a…
Vampire Weekend Returns With Two New Singles “Harmony Hall” and “2021”
It’s been almost six years since Vampire Weekend released their last album, Modern Vampires of the City, and after much teasing of new material by front man Ezra Koenig, the band has released two new singles titled “Harmony Hall” and “2021.”…
