Although Wye Oak’s latest album starts strong, and with a lot of elements in play, at the end of its run time it feels as if it has entirely slipped through our fingers and fallen away. The Louder I Call,…
Album Review: Sunflower Bean – “Twentytwo in Blue”
Sunflower Bean’s second album, Twentytwo in Blue, crystallizes their position as a band you need to know about. There’s a small chance this endless gray winter has made their sun-dried rock sound even more attractive to the ear, but I…
Album Review: Lissie – “Castles”
In her fourth studio album, “Castles,” Lissie retains the formula that’s been working for her, as well as venturing away from it only to add a thin sheen of pop to the recordings. This album can generally be heard as…
High Maintenance Season 2 Finale Ends with Love and a Solar Eclipse
Several weeks ago, I was worried that this High Maintenance episode, “Steve,” would be the series finale. Fortunately, season three was confirmed midway through season two, but “Steve” would have definitely worked as a fitting goodbye. Besides some possibly coincidental…
Alone Together 1×10 Review: “Property Management”
It’s not a great sign when you’re watching an episode of television and it reminds you of at least two other episodes you know you’d rather be watching. Benji and Esther’s short exploration of the Joys of Retirement via dead…
High Maintenance 2×09 Review: “#goalz”
There’s a lot to love in this week’s High Maintenance, mostly because they’re giving us so much to start with. I’m pretty certain that this is the first episode of the series to give us three distinct stories, and they…
Alone Together 1×09 Review: “Music Video”
“Music Video” might be the most efficient Alone Together episode so far. It features about the same amount of hijinks for Benji and Esther to get into, but manages to introduce and resolve conflict in what feels like record time.…
