Drake’s on vacation this week, (though I didn’t know that was possible with an infant and a 2 year old), but like a trooper, (or a postal worker if you prefer), he delivered us the roundup anyway. – ed. I’m on vacation this week, and since I all my formative listening is centered around my…

It’s Wednesday and Drake’s back again with a roundup of this week’s slim pickins’ new offerings. It’s a surprisingly thin week. I’ve been told it has something the fact that it’s the last day of the month, whatever that means. A few releases haven’t been scared away, including anticipated new ones from 1990s, Shivaree and…

Hey everybody, Drake’s back this week and he’s a new dad! Feel free to wish him Mazel Tov in the comments. It’s been a few weeks and I’m still not caught up on all the releases that happened while I was away playing daddy with my latest addition (baby Zane) so we’re just going to…

It’s Wednesday again, and aside from being hump day, it means Drake has brought us another review of this week’s new releases. The theme of this weeks releases is a (slight) return to form, with new releases from Ryan Adams, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Bad Brains, Nick Lowe and Bryan Ferry. I already wrote a…

Once again, here’s Drake, with the week in new releases. There’s been an air of seriousness with indie rock releases of late, so new releases this week from White Stripes, Art Brut and The Polyphonic Spree are a welcome breath of fresh air. Not that Icky Thump is all fun and games, as the lead…

Here’s a look this week’s new releases from Drake: Another low key week as we look towards a hopeful Summer. The new burgeoning Seattle hip-hop scene climbs a few notches with Blue Scholars latest album, and new releases from Queens of the Stone Age, John Doe and Scissors for Lefty round out the highlights. Playlist:…