Album Reviews

Day Sleeper releases sludgy new track “In the Garden”
- By Fally Afani
- . June 13, 2024
There was a time when psych rock ruled the local music landscape in Lawrence. But then COVID hit, and the landscape changed. Some bands dropped

Listen: The Fun Guy release new album “From the Attic to the Underground”
- By Fally Afani
- . June 11, 2024
The season is ripe for political discontent and a revolution. The Fun Guy’s latest album provides a pretty good soundtrack for such an occasion. From

Listen: MellowPhobia release new album “The Act of Loving In Return”
- By Fally Afani
- . May 15, 2024
It’s been a while since we’ve had a really well-produced local indie album come our way, but MellowPhobia continues to check all our boxes. The

We are here for the new Creepy Jingles releases
- By Fally Afani
- . April 17, 2024
The Creepy Jingles are hands-down keeping rock and roll alive in this region. The Kansas City band, fronted by eternal cool-girl Jocelyn Nixon, are frequent

Dive into light-hearted pop with ASPN
- By Fally Afani
- . March 26, 2024
Personally, I love things that are unapologetically feminine. That time in the late 90’s and early 2000’s where rom-coms ruled the movie theaters? Pink everything?

Listen: The Roseline releases new protest song “Hang ‘Em High”
- By Fally Afani
- . January 5, 2024
Lawrence loves a good roots band, and The Roseline is one of those leading the charge. But their latest album, Keystone of the Heart, takes

Cutting Ties: Heidi Gluck releases calculated and intense new music
- By Fally Afani
- . July 7, 2023
When we first gave Heidi Gluck’s new album Migrate or Die a listen, it felt like a familiar dark shadow. We’ve known this feeling before, the

Photo Gallery: The Lil’ Pig festival
- By Fally Afani
- . June 23, 2023

Approach takes on the unimaginable grief of losing a parent in new music
- By Fally Afani
- . May 25, 2023
There’s a type of grief that most of us are never prepared for, the one that sidelines you on a random day of the week.

Listen: Red Kate release new track “Shut It Down”
- By Fally Afani
- . April 27, 2023
Rejoice, comrades! Our favorite cantankerous punks have just released a new track (their first in five years!) that’s a must-listen for your week. “Shut It