hello folks! our album this week is the ninth studio record from The Mountain Goats – The Sunset Tree. based on the material around this album, this record deals primarily with John Darnielle’s relationship with his late step-father, and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! today we’re back with Marilyn Manson’s Antichrist Superstar, released in 1996. ive seen this record be described as both a rock opera and a concept album, so im interested to see how strong of a narrative it has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today, we’re taking a look at Fishbone’s 3rd full length record, The Reality of My Surroundings, released in 1991! Fight the Youth has a really interesting, heavier intro, between the percussion and guitar stylings,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week, we’re taking a look at the Mountain Goat’s 2004 album, We Shall All Be Healed. based on the liner notes and the things that John Darnielle has said about the record, , We Shall All Be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! this week, we’re looking at Lucky Chops, the 2020 record from funk group Lucky Chops! Halfway to the Hudson is a HELL of an opener – the thumpy sax backing up the drums and the other horns slowly coming[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today, we’re back to Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra with 1991’s ワールド フェイマス (World Famous)! リボルバー・イレヴン (Revolver Eleven), opens the record with a very spy-like vibe – really fun track, especially with the extremely jazzy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! we return to our journey through the Mountain Goats discography with their other 2002 record, Tallahassee. as i mentioned in the All Hail West Texas review, that is viewed as kind of the end of an era, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
welcome back to the Skaject folks! today, its another new band to the Skaject, as we’re looking at the debut record from San Fransisco band Skankin’ Pickle. Skafunkrastapunk, released in 1991, is an odd record. im gonna eschew my normal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! im gonna get ahead of this one and let y’all know im incapable of being impartial about today’s album, All Hail West Texas. it was incredibly important to me at a difficult point of change in my life,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
hello folks! today’s music review is of Room 41, the 2019 record from Texan singer Paul Cauthen. let’s dig in! Holy Ghost Fire contrasts a lil bit of religious imagery with a philanderer and conman, and the result is a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…