The Sword – ‘Low Country’ review (Rolling Stone)

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The Sword: a bunch of rad Austin longhairs.

Low Country: the companion record to last year’s High Country. 

The cool part: It’s sludgy psyche-metal songs done acoustic gothic country. And it’s awesome. Read my review of Low Country right here.

Feature: Nine Thoughts To Keep Your Spirits Up Heading Into The 2016-17 Nets Season (for The Brooklyn Game)

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HEY NOW! I wrote about how folks can deal with the Nets upcoming season. It’s over at TheBrooklynGame.

Hint: Booze and Jeremy Lin’s (pretty amazing) hair feature prominently

Against Me! – ‘Shape Shift With Me’ review (Rolling Stone)

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Against Me! and Laura Jane Grace have been making essential punk albums for the past decade-plus… and Shape Shift With Me is no exception. You want angry relationship identity punk? You got it, kid. Check out my review of Shape Shift With Me for Rolling Stone right here.