Brendan MaGee

  • J Mascis : Several Shades of Why

    J Mascis : Several Shades of Why

    With a name like 'Several Shades of Why', the latest installment from Dinosaur Jr.'s prolific frontman could have gone in any number of morose emotional directions....
  • The Rural Alberta Advantage : Departing

    The Rural Alberta Advantage : Departing

    The Rural Alberta Advantage have managed to piece together the best Canadian album of 2011, and perhaps beyond. ...
  • Young Galaxy : Shapeshifting

    Young Galaxy : Shapeshifting

    Young Galaxy : Shapeshifting While it may not be the style fans were expecting, Young Galaxy has done well to drastically change and entirely stay the same. ...
  • Destroyer : Kaputt

    Destroyer : Kaputt

    One thing is very clear: Whatever the lyrical context or the musical content at play here, Dan Bejar's latest album as Destroyer does anything except go 'Kaputt'....
  • Katy Perry : Teenage Dream

    While it may not be something to meditate to, most listeners shouldn't have a problem dancing up a storm to 'Teenage Dream'....
  • Jason Collett : Pony Tricks

     Pony Tricks may only contain two new songs, but it's the second chance the album gives b-sides and unknown tracks that makes for a notable effort here. ...
  • J. Tillman : Singing Ax

     Although Fleet Foxes frontman J. Tillman's latest solo record would make for a great collection of lullabies or campfire songs, it ultimately fails to grow outside of that potential. ...
  • The Details : Original Mark EP

     The Details' moody indie-rock has evolved through years of tireless writing, touring, and self-promotion, and that continued evolution produces an admirable, albeit somewhat unfinished effort in The Original Mark EP. ...
  • Wintersleep

     Beloved East Coast band Wintersleep taking the stage in what would be their triumphant return to Fredericton, New Brunswick. ...