Skinty Fia, the 2022 album by Fontaines DC, was one of my Top 10 Records of 2022. And my list isn’t the only one that saw it place high on the standard year-end lists. The album is astonishingly good from start to finish with several powerhouse tracks that warrant countless repeat listens. I can’t tell…
Letting Up Despite Great Faults is an indie pop and shoegaze band from Austin, Texas. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2009, is an impressive showcase of the band’s ability to blend dreamy soundscapes with electronic beats. Today I’m taking a look back at the album and unboxing the recent reissue on vinyl and the…
I’ve covered Built to Spill quite a bit of late here on FensePost as I’ve started working through reviewing and even unboxing everything in my collection. As I have most albums by Built to Spill and quite a few of their singles as well, that coverage will continue for some time. But today I’m going…
Not long ago, I covered Voxtrot’s new LP Early Music, which consisted of the band’s first two EPs. Today, I’m looking at the companion piece they released at the same time, Cut From the Stone: Rarities & B-Sides. Today, I’m going to look at the latter in a comprehensive album review and vinyl unboxing.
I’ve covered Swedish indie pop band The Radio Dept. a few times already, and that coverage is going to continue for a bit as I still have a number of their releases in my collection. This time, I’m taking a look at their 7” single from 2020 for “You’re Lookin’ at My Guy” backed with…
Underachievers Please Try Harder is the second studio album by the Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura. It was originally released on November 11, 2003 on Elefant Records out of Spain. Since the original CD and vinyl pressings, it’s received worldwide release including Japan on Imperial Records, Merge in the US, among a few others.
Voxtrot is an indie pop band that formed in Austin, Texas, in 2003. They are also been one of my favorite bands, and have been since the release of their debut EP, Raised by Wolves all the way back in 2005. In fact, I’ve covered Voxtrot extensively over the past decade or so here at…
Afraid of Stairs is a Swedish indie rock and indie pop band that formed in the early 2000s. They released a handful of singles and one EP in the decade between 2003 and 2014, including this little known 7-inch single for “I Lit Up” backed with “Little Voice” which was released in 2013 on Dufflecoat…
It’s funny; when I think of a modern indie rock band that’s been around for some time and never really took a hiatus, I can’t help but think they formed when I was in high school. And by that I mean the mid to late 90s. Enter Yo La Tengo, who just released their LP…
On January 28, 2023, the world lost one of the visionary pioneers of punk rock: Tom Verlaine. His 1977 album Marquee Moon with the band Television would influence not just punk rock but other sub genres like post-mid-70s art rock, post-punk, new wave, alt rock, and 1980s indie rock. Today I’m going to look at a…
