Locals Only is an occasional feature wherein we focus on a label which specializes in regional reissues. The music of a specific town or area means the world to those who live there, but frequently doesn’t make it to the public at large. These labels are trying to bring unheard albums to a wider audience,...
The Great Sadness — Weep Self-released The Great Sadness is a punk-blues duo from Los Angeles, and while they’re good, the band unfortunately demonstrates the limitations of their particular form. Unless a duo such as theirs is using some really amazing looping techniques, or doubling up to provide...
Twin Foxes — Sleeping on the Attic Floor Tor Johnson Records / Midnight Werewolf Records Tags on the Bandcamp page for this release give hints as to what to expect from Twin Foxes’ debut full-length — Superchunk, Modest Mouse, post-punk, hardcore — but the fullness of Sleeping on the Attic Floor...
After two albums on the California label Burger Records, sunny garage-pop act Peach Kelli Pop has made a move to Vancouver’s venerable Mint Records for their fourth release, Gentle Leader. It’s not the only change: this marks the first Peach Kelli Pop album written and recorded with the inclusion...
The One After is a feature in which Modern Vinyl writers take on the album AFTER the peak. In other words, what did a band do to follow up their greatest record? How do you follow up “Blonde On Blonde?” What about “London Calling?” Did the artist build off their success, recoil from it, or […]
Ness’ ‘Cheating at Solitaire’ holds up stronger than collection of covers Craft Recordings Back when I was 19 or 20 — roughly contemporary with the release of Mike Ness’ solo albums — I possessed a Social Distortion wallet. Not just any wallet, either: it was leather, with snaps,...
