Albums of the Year
10. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals

Imagine every song you’ve ever heard, intentionally or otherwise, mashed into one album and 14 songs. Sounds like a headache, huh? Not quite. While this album isn’t up to the standard that Girl Talk set with the brilliant 2006 release, Night Ripper, it’s still just stunning [...]

Photo from Fiddle While You Burn
The Constantines define catharsis. Their music is roiling drumbeat punctuated by growls, yelps and howls and cut with cleaver-like guitars. I caught them last night at the Doug Fir, touring in support of their latest, Hard Feelings, which is another step forward for them artistically, as well as a hard-charging [...]