What We’re Playing – Week of 3/20/17

Spoon – Hot Thoughts Hot Thoughts, Spoon’s first record since the critically acclaimed They Want My Soul back in 2014, continues the indie pop sound that’s gotten them the heavy fanbase they’re currently holding onto. The Shins – Heartworms Their first record in five years, Heartworms sees the iconic indie outfit The Shins take their discography in…

Album Review: Bleached – Can You Deal?

By Justin Cudahy, Staff Writer [Dead Oceans; 2017] Rating: 9/10 Key Tracks: “Can You Deal?,” “Flipside” Coming off the release of Welcome the Worms early last year, Bleached has maintained a presence in the pop rock scene over in SoCal. During their last tour, the press often mislabeled the group as a “girl band” which…

Album Review: Bleached – Welcome The Worms

By Sam Tornow, Editorial Director [Dead Oceans; 2016] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Keep On Keepin’ On,” “Chemical Air” What do you get when you cross Puffy AmiYumi and Joan Jett? The world may never actually know, but Bleached’s new album, Welcome the Worms, may be the closest we ever get to finding out. Welcome the Worms…