Album Reviews

Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism at 20 Years

Andy Fenstermaker
January 28, 2023May 6, 2023

It’s 2023 and Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism turns 20 this year. In many ways that blows my mind! So today, I’m going to revisit the album, starting with taking a look at the vinyl versions released in it’s first 20 years, then unboxing my copy, which is the 10th Anniversary Pressing from 2013, and finally diving into the music itself and talking a little about some of the songs.

Belle And Sebastian | Late Developers | Orange Vinyl Review

Andy Fenstermaker
January 21, 2023April 28, 2023

Hot off their 2022 LP, A Bit of Previous, comes Belle And Sebastian’s Late Developers. The album comes as a… Read More »Belle And Sebastian | Late Developers | Orange Vinyl Review

A Crate Digging Story: The Start of Something b/w Dirty Version by Voxtrot

Andy Fenstermaker
December 30, 2022March 27, 2023

The longer you are a collector, naturally, the more stories you will develop about collecting. It could be a goldmine find that you pulled out of a dollar bin at Goodwill or how you finally scored a rarity you’ve been seeking for decades. Maybe it’s a story about your most valuable record, or the one you spent the most money on in your collection.

Kae Tempest | The Line is a Curve | Orange Transparent Vinyl

Andy Fenstermaker
December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Dubbed as the styles Spoken Word and Conscious under the genre Hip Hop, Kae Tempest presented their debut LP under… Read More »Kae Tempest | The Line is a Curve | Orange Transparent Vinyl

Julien Baker | Sprained Ankle | Limited Edition Vinyl Reveiw

Andy Fenstermaker
December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

One of my favorite reissues from 2021 is this highly limited sea blue with black and baby blue splatter pressing of Sprained Ankle by Julien Baker. This is from the eighth pressing of the LP, which included 3 different variants, this version being the most limited at just 110 copies.

Curtis Harding | Keep On Shining b/w Cast Away | 7-Inch Single

Andy Fenstermaker
December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

Curtis Harding is a former backup singer for Cee-Lo Green and, in their band Night Sun, worked with The Black… Read More »Curtis Harding | Keep On Shining b/w Cast Away | 7-Inch Single

Sharon Van Etten | Serpents b/w Mike McDermott | 7-Inch Single Review

Andy Fenstermaker
December 10, 2022December 10, 2022

Sharon Van Etten recently reissued her 2021 album We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong as a deluxe vinyl version with a few bonus songs. To commemorate that, I’m going to take a look at the 7-inch single for my long-time favorite song by her: Serpents with the B-side Mike McDermott.

Julia Jacklin Sub Pop Singles Club Vol 5

Julia Jacklin | To Perth Before The Border Closes | Sub Pop Singles Club

Andy Fenstermaker
December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

I’ve covered Julia Jacklin a few times on my YouTube Channel now, taking a look at both her 2019 LP Crushing and this year’s Pre Pleasure, so I’m no stranger to the Australian artist. Today, I’m going to hone in on one of my favorites from her; it’s her 7-inch offering from Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 5 with “To Perth Before the Border Closes” on the A-side and “Cry” on the B. As with most, if not all Sub Pop Singles Club releases, this was pressed to colored wax (clear vinyl for this one) and limited to 1,000 copies.

Belle And Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister Vinyl

Belle And Sebastian | If You’re Feeling Sinister | 2007 Matador Reissue Vinyl Unboxing

Andy Fenstermaker
November 23, 2022May 13, 2023

Time flies, and the older you get, the more that simple statement rings true. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 26 years since Belle And Sebastian released their album If You’re Feeling Sinister, which they dropped way back on November 18, 1996! As I’ve been unboxing my record collection on YouTube and occasionally writing accompanying posts here on the blog, I figured this one was due some coverage.

Ty Segall | Hello, Hi | Vinyl Unboxing & Album Review

Andy Fenstermaker
November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Ty Segall is one of the more prolific artists today, releasing, on average, about one new studio album a year for probably better than a decade now. About four months ago he gave us his offering for 2022, a stripped-down, much more acoustic album dubbed Hello, Hi.

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