Our favorite alternative rock from the Bay Area in 2023
Alternative rock. You know, like indie rock except maybe a little heavier sometimes. Here's the second round of our favorite […]
Medusa by The Helltones
It's not 1957, so you'd be forgiven for assuming an album called Medusa by a band called The Helltones would […]
Saigon Market by B. Hamilton
"Some things are just to big to be seen with the human eyeLike a newborn universeThe rules we've built our […]
Sunbather: 10th Anniversary Remix / Remaster by Deafheaven
Deafheaven’s beloved Sunbather album has been remastered and re-released this month to celebrate its 10th (!) anniversary. This is quite […]
Spiritual Cramp by Spiritual Cramp
Starting a punk album with a dub reggae beat says a lot: Aside from simply nodding to the long-standing political […]
Tired Girls by Anna Hillburg
"Think I'm ready for loveBut it never really found meWhat is a tired girl supposed to do?" Singer-songwriter, trumpeter, and […]
six by Credit Electric
There are some songs we wish would go on forever. For me, "ghost pine eyes" is one of those songs. […]
So Far So Good by Meernaa
"Yeah even through these darkened dreams I still need tending And I’m just trying to get along” So Far So […]
Random Person by Burner Herzog
Just as it had been natural for movie buff Quentin Tarantino to work in a video rental store, it makes […]
JUMBO by Juicebumps
How could Devo sound more unhinged? Have them reborn in roaring 20s Oakland and ask them to record an only-so-slightly-subtly […]