Every year we “joke” about having the best “Best of the Year List” list. We half-kid, since there some truly smart and well-seasoned music lovers out there, but I think this year we mean it. Every publication has had a best-of list more laughable than the next. Yes, everyone is talking about Geese, but can’t we go with less obvious picks? Tell you what, any Best-of list that doesn’t have Lambrini Girls is not worth the trouble. At least you...
WHO: SEXFACES WHAT: Bad Vibes OST WHY: Sometimes it takes a few listens for an album to hit you. A few spins of Bad Vibes OST, and it’s clear that there’s something special about this band, but keep at it and the energy, grit, hooks, and peculiarities of the songs become more evident. This is garage dirty punk rock and roll borrowing heavily from the Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, and Cramps. An underdog is now probably contender for this year’s...