Churchwood Churchwood 2 Saustex Media Reviewed by Kent Manthie Churchwood is back, this time with a new full length album, simply entitled Churchwood 2. This Austin, TX band is a wild bunch of snake-eyed rhythm devils. Those who remember their debut album and were wowed by it will be delighted to revel in this one. Their music falls somewhere […]
The (#2) Churchwood wants your soul
Tex-Mex Garage Rock Supreme!
The Copper Gamins Los Ninos de Cobre Saustex Media, 2012 Reviewed by Kent Manthie The Copper Gamins are keeping things going with their new CD, Los Ninos de Cobre. It is a follow up to their debut EP from last year (2012). They bring an authenticity with their love of the blues and they take their blues-lovin’ sounds to a […]
We’re Breaking Up Already, Babe?
Deerhoof The Breakup Song Polyvinyl Records, 2012 Review by Kent Manthie Tweet This year, so far, has been a pretty good year for indie music. In the early part of 2012 we received a couple other bands’ albums also on the Polyvinyl Records roster: Owen’s whimsical, at times and always introspective Ghost Town as well as the newest from Athens, […]
CD review: Hate & Love by El Pathos
New Music From Austin Tweet El Pathos Hate & Love Saustex Media, 2012 Review by Kent Manthie Austin, Texas’s El Pathos have broken through in 2012 to rave reviews and platitudes that run the gamut from the subtle to the sublime. The one blurb that caught my attention was one from Rank & Review, which gushed that El Pathos “…May […]