Former Audrye Sessions frontman Ryan Karazija’s solo debut album is one that could easily be described in glittering generalities: “beautiful,” “stunning,” and “marvelous” are all [...]
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LOW ROAR – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
THE LOOM – Teethreviewed by Garrett Lyons
The Loom is a Brooklyn-based quintet with an incredibly unique sound. The elements range from the chamber pop nature of Belle and Sebastian with heavy [...]
NIGHTLIGHTS – So It Goesreviewed by Garrett Lyons
So It Goes is a record that is not the easiest thing to jump into. At various points, it seems to shift from trying to be [...]
Interview: Evan Weiss of Into It. Over it.words by Garrett Lyons
For several years, former Damiera and The Progress bassist Evan Weiss has been one of the hardest working men in the music industry. Weiss’s previous [...]
DEAD TO ME – Moscow Penny Antereviewed by Garrett Lyons
I may be losing the plot with punk rock. I remember a time when punk rock stood for more than three-chord progressions, up-tempo love songs, [...]
ELDRIDGE RODRIGUEZ – Christmas on the Allston-Brighton Linereviewed by Garrett Lyons
Eldridge Rodriguez has never exactly been a ray of sunshine as a songwriter. A brilliant one yes, but never one that brightens days with words of [...]
BANNER PILOT – Heart Beats Pacificreviewed by Garrett Lyons
I don’t know if there’s a secret pact going on with punk acts where they all decide to sound so similar to one other. Banner [...]
OWEN – Ghost Townreviewed by Garrett Lyons
The more I listen to Mike Kinsella’s solo work as Owen, the more I find myself in awe of his musical talent. Ghost Town carries [...]
MC CHRIS – Race Warsreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Is MC Chris a rapper? Comedian? Social commentator? The answer is “yes” to all of these questions. MC Chris’s newest release Race Wars blends the nerdiness [...]
BLITZEN TRAPPER – American Goldwingreviewed by Garrett Lyons
It would be easy to lump Blitzen Trapper into alt-country along the lines of Wilco. While the similarities are there, Blitzen Trapper’s newest album American [...]
LA DISPUTE – Wildlifereviewed by Garrett Lyons
La Dispute’s album Wildlife chronicles the existential crisis of coming of age as a 20-something in the modern world. In other words, it sounds like [...]
Report: Occupy Wall Street Across America
Verbicide contributors across the US share their stories and photos from the Occupy protests.
MOGWAI – Earth Divisionreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Mogwai has never been described as a happy band, and Earth Division does nothing to change that. But what does change is how Mogwai goes [...]
MEMORYHOUSE – The Yearsreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Toronto-based duo Memoryhouse’s new EP The Years is a collection of mellow electronica filled with layers of delicate vocals and soft instrumentation. That’s pretty much [...]
GREY AREA/GO RYDELL – Splitreviewed by Garrett Lyons
New York City punks Grey Area make their return with their first new music in a decade, with the feel of Pennywise and Bouncing Souls. [...]
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