It’s almost impossible to write about a band like Austin, Texas’s Yard Work without mentioning each member’s previous groups. Still, for the sake of focusing on the task at hand, I’m going to use a phrase popular with your MAHA-obsessed uncle or crypto bro coworker and urge you to Do Your Own Research. After all, […]
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One Kind Radio Podcast – 7-17-26
It’s July, and it’s already a smokin’ hot summer!! It’s been great seeing all of you OKR listeners and social media followers who we met in person at the bars and shows…. it’s been great meeting you all in person and having some cool chats about music, World Cup, how shitty the movie Disclosure Day […]
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Never Sleep by Continuals
There is something truly magical about the cosmic pipeline of post-hardcore music history. Just the other day, I was casually talking about how I have a signed poster from the legendary band Jawbox from years ago when talking about random bands and stuff at the bar and my buddy brought up to me that J. […]
Hoping as a Coping Mechanism by MOULD
This debut record, Hoping as a Coping Mechanism by Bristol’s finest noise-makers MOULD, is an absolute blast of visceral British punk energy that hits like a freight train of absolute rippers. From the very first needle drop, the band delivers a barrage of barbed hooks, punchy rhythms, and witty lyricism that kicks ya in your […]
Mount Zero by Swapmeet
Swapmeet’s debut full-length, ‘Mount Zero’ wraps you in a thick, guitar-heavy fluffy blanket someone’s grandmother made while smoking some killer weed years ago that hits ya with both familiar and fresh notes, effortlessly echoing the gritty, raw energy like that of Wednesday and Hop Along while keeping its distinct Aussie identity. The band members swap […]
You’re Gonna Need A Little Music by Yard Act
Yard Act returns with “You’re Gonna Need A Little Music“, a record that delivers brilliant/razor-sharp lyrics from a person going through an anxiety attack while doing it with the coolest swagger. Yard Act has pushed away from the glossy disco-punk and dance-pop flourishes of their last record, ‘Where’s My Utopia?‘, and this third studio effort […]
Prime Corner by Office Dog
This new record by Auckland, New Zealand indie-rock trio Office Dog, called ‘Prime Corner’, is a dumpster-fire of unpredictable perfection. Ah, well, maybe that doesn’t make too much sense, I guess. I rarely do when I’m this sober, writing this at 9 am before I head to work at noon at Cactus Club. Give me […]
One Kind Radio Podcast – 7-17-26
It’s July, and it’s already a smokin’ hot summer!! It’s been great seeing all of you OKR listeners and social media followers who we met in person at the bars and shows…. it’s been great meeting you all in person and having some cool chats about music, World Cup, how shitty the movie Disclosure Day […]
Sally By Holsman
When approaching a new record, nothing fills me with dread quite like the phrase “concept album.” This generally self-indulgent sub-genre brings to mind such sonic disasters as Kiss’s Music from “The Elder” (which, if VH1’s “Behind the Music”is to be believed, so disgusted guitarist Ace Frehley that, upon hearing the record, he destroyed his advance […]
Captain Easy’s Downfall by The Cowboys
‘Captain Easy’s Downfall‘ by The Cowboys is what happens when Midwest garage-rock heroes refuse to grow up and instead double down on magnificent audio mischief. Hailing from Bloomington, Indiana, this gloriously adventurous outfit has delivered a rollercoaster of an album that sounds like a technicolor wild ride, recorded in a basement that smells faintly of […]
Second Time Around by Sludgeworth
‘Second Time Around‘ by Chicago’s punk veterans Sludgeworth is musical proof that some things are worth waiting more than thirty years for. It sure as hell wasn’t like waiting on my first prostate exam. Emerging from the legendary 1980s underground Chicago music scene, this gloriously energetic outfit took a casual three-decade nap before realizing they […]