In Praise of Comedown Machine

I was a Strokes fan back in the day. I discovered them in a music store in a mall in 2001, when I bought their first album Is This It on CD. I loved it instantaneously as a sugar-rush amalgam of every under-celebrated New Wave band: Television, the Modern Lovers, a dollop of Doug Yule-era… Read More In Praise of Comedown Machine

18 Apr 2024 AndrewLeave a comment

In Praise of Sleater-Kinney’s “The Woods”

Abandoning the old Rate My CD’s project earlier this year gave me freedom to listen to my music whenever the hell I wanted. Not having to listen to one old blues album after another, dreaming of the day I’d make it to my tiny Hip-Hop collection, was a positive pleasure. Now I can actually just… Read More In Praise of Sleater-Kinney’s “The Woods”

16 Oct 2020 Andrew1 Comment