Alright, if you’re like me, your current personality is roughly 60% Usinger’s brats, 30% Nathan’s hot dogs, and 10% whatever ice-cold Hamm’s is left in the cooler. Right now, I’m staring at my backyard grill with the same longing a Victorian widow stares at the sea, just waiting for the Brewers game on the radio and enough sunshine to justify a […]
Weight of The Truth by FOOTBALLHEAD
Looking for a perfect soundtrack to accompany a mid-day existential crisis and a $12 sandwich, look no further than FOOTBALLHEAD’s album ‘Weight of The Truth’. This album manages to capture that specific brand of “90s alt-rock nostalgia” so effectively that I halfway expected my internet to revert to dial-up while listening. It is fuzzy, melodic, […]
EP1 by Angelica
If you’re looking for a reason to neglect your responsibilities in Milwaukee this week, Angelica has provided the perfect 15-minute mini-soundtrack for taking that not-so-long walk to the bar. Their debut, EP1, is the kind of art-punk “supergroup” project that makes you wonder if the members of Lightninging, Wandering Nerve, and Swim Two Birds actually like each other or if they just […]
lost + found by snakeworld!
If the Twin Cities music scene is a localized fever dream, then snakeworld!—yes, the exclamation point is a non-negotiable part of the brand—is the high-octane alarm clock nobody asked for but everyone secretly needed. Their latest offering, lost + found, feels like the sonic equivalent of finding a crisp twenty-dollar bill in a pair of […]
News from Planet Zombie by The Notwist
The album ‘News from Planet Zombie’ by the Munich band The Notwist is a glitchy, electronic masterpiece that really meats all my expectations for moody indie-pop. While the title suggests something undead, the music is actually full of incredible energy. Tracks like “Object 11” and “Exit Strategy” have layers as complex as a well-stuffed casing, blending mechanical synths with […]
Grey Hour EP by Frantic Repair
To really complete the Milwaukee “Frantic Repair” experience, you have to fuel up correctly, and for me, that means a trip to Palomino Bar. Now, in a past life, I would have dove headfirst into a bucket of their famous fried chicken without a second thought. But times change, and I’ve recently become something of […]