The Magnetic Fields Love at the Bottom of the Sea (Merge Records) Anticipation was high for Love at the Bottom of the [...]

Mark Lanegan Blues Funeral (4AD) Mark Lanegan has one of the most distinctive voices in alternative rock. His deep, gravelly baritone is [...]

The Icarus Line Wildlife (Cobraside) The Icarus Line is a band I’ve always found to be shamefully overlooked. I can’t think of [...]

I doubt many people find themselves sitting around and then say to themselves, “ I think I’m going to go watch a [...]

Desmond Dekker 007 (The Best of Desmond Dekker) (Trojan) Here’s a little story. One night, a few years ago, I was driving [...]

Dave Davies Hidden Treasures (Castle) Some are calling Hidden Treasures Dave Davies’s lost album. Others are billing it as a compilation. Either [...]

If you’ve never had Sailor Jerry’s rum before, it’s a delicious spiced rum that’s sweet and aromatic and surprisingly smooth despite being [...]

Journey to Virginland by Armen Melikian (Two Harbors Press) I feel like a site called Short and Sweet is not the best [...]

Wyldlife Wyldlife (Merrifield Records) Wyldlife’s profile has been rising steadily, with slots opening for The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and [...]

Wilco The Whole Love (dBpm Records) In recent years, Wilco have been accused of mellowing out and abandoning the ambitious experimentation they [...]