I could rap out a whole bunch of words about how the new Sleater-Kinney track is a hefty punch right to the solar plexus. After all, that’s more or less the assignment I gave myself for this weekly feature. Instead, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sleater-Kinney, “Hell”

“Infinity Worm,” the new single from ME REX, is reportedly inspired by any number of science fiction tales where imposing creatures descend to Earth after traversing the vastness of outer space. The chorus assurance of “But I promise, promise, promise/ … Continue reading This Week’s Model — ME REX, “Infinity Worm”

I usually cram all my three-quarters-baked observations about the tracks highlighted in this weekly feature. In the case of the different version of the Breeders’ alternative rock hit “Divine Hammer” that was released this week just ahead of its inclusions … Continue reading This Week’s Model — The Breeders, “Divine Mascis”

There has clearly been no diminishment in the capacity for Big Thief to release one sterling song after another, all done with a rapid pace basically unseen the heyday of nineteen-eighties Britpop bands that were under the thumb of a … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Big Thief, “I Was Born for Loving You”

Some weeks I scour all the new tracks that have been released by an amazing array of artists, agonizing over which song I’ll plop into this weekly feature. Some weeks, the phenomenal Shilpa Ray makes a recommendation on her Instagram, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Frida Kill, “Last Ditch Effort”

“Getting Bitter,” the new track from New Jersey–based band Teenage Halloween, is a chewy, chunky blast of pop punk. It call to mind the Beths when they’re in a louder mode, and that includes in the way the bouncy music … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Teenage Halloween, “Getting Bitter”

I suspect Billy Bragg was inspired to pick up his guitar by the laughable corollary drawn between the current #1 song in U.S. and the work of Woody Guthrie, a comparison made solely by right-wing ghouls operating with their usual … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Billy Bragg, “Rich Men Earning North of a Million”

Career Woman is a Los Angeles band led by singer-songwriter Melody Caudill. Although Caudill still hasn’t crossed the threshold into her twenties, she’s been impressive prolific to this point, boasting a bandcamp page packed with gleaming pop-rock goodness. The band’s … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Career Woman, “Passing”

It’s been more than ten years since Mark Linkous, the driving force behind the band Sparklehorse, took his own life. In the months leading up to the tragic event, Linkous was working on a new album that was intended to … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sparklehorse, “Listening to the Higsons”

It’s been five years since the last Speedy Ortiz album, but the string of singles heralding their return have demonstrated no steps have been lost. Their latest, “Ghostwriter,” romps straight towards that sweet spot of buzzy modern rock that I … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Speedy Ortiz, “Ghostwriter”