The Memphis Flyer sez: In Spin’s list of 2009′s best albums, it’s no accident that Watch Me Fall lands at #13. Nor is it a surprise that 65 of the 75 assigned words are reserved to attack Reatard’s character. The favored alternate-reality of the press is that Watch Me Fall magically appeared while Reatard spent the entire year inserting the F-word into his Twitter.... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: Make no mistake about it, this children’s music album from local musicians Harlan T. Bobo, Doug Easley, Tim Prudhomme, and Alex Greene is quite weird, and, truthfully, I’m not completely sure that if I had younger kids I would let them listen to it. That said, it’s still a hoot to listen to as an adult. Highlights include Easley’s beautifully... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: At a precise moment stuck between what he himself calls a “slippery past” and an “uncertain future,” Harlan T. Bobo crafted this beautiful, shivering hymn to hard-won contentment. From joyfully tongue-in-cheek title to righteous opening (“Sweet Life”) to swooning climax (“Drank”) and every bull’s-eye musical choice... read more

C-60 sez: Backed by members of the Reigning Sound, Fuck and Viva l’American Deathray Music, and recorded at Easley McCain Studio, Harlan’s record has already been hailed as the best Memphis record of the last five years by the Memphis Flyer. Too Much Love made every Memphis music writer’s Best Of list and was named Record of the Year 2005. And rightfully so- it’s a... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: Harlan T. Bobo became an instant icon in his corner of the local music scene with his lovelorn 2004 debut Too Much Love. To his credit, Bobo declined to offer up Too Much Love 2 with this follow-up, which instead investigates the roots and limitations of the romantic messiness that made his debut so popular. And, over time, I’ve found I’m Your Man to be... read more

All Music Guide sez: Yarber’s honesty and delivery, not to mention his appreciation of a well-written song, somehow make this scattered collection of songs sound timeless and essential. Tracklist: 1. White Lie, Black Eye 2. Stupid Cupid 3. Wire Tapper Calling 4. Dollar to Death 5. Teeny Weeny Little Bit 6. Make it Hard 7. Bank, Gun, Jail 8. Head of the Class Clowns 9. Earthquake... read more

The Memphis Flyer sez: From the chugging chords that open “Flipside Kid” to the snarling, swinging lyrics of “I Want You,” Jack Yarber, aka Jack Oblivian, lays down yet another incredible rock record. “I don’t care what they say,” he growls on “Golden Age,” playing both guitar and drums and pushing “record” on the four-track... read more

Los Angeles Examiner sez: Jack Oblivian clearly has a nose for good music, a fact that has never been more evident than on his latest record with the Tennessee Tearjerkers, “Disco Outlaw.” Released by Goner Records in May, it’s probably his most well-wrought, completely realized and – dare I say? — poetic effort to date. Each song is like a cut diamond, a small story, a display of... read more

Robby Grant strikes again with another batch of off-kilter pop gems! Highlights include “Naked As a Jaybird” featuring ex-Clear Shelby Bryant, “I’m Your In”, and “Your Black Eye”. Track listing: I’m Your In It’s Not the Things You Want Tell Them All Naked as a Jaybird You Don’t Need It Let The People Sing/The Computer Thing Moments Tune Your Black Eye I Don’t Think Why ... read more

Debut solo record from Memphis-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. “The Repechage crackles with ideas and ambience.” – Blurt Magazine

Like their contemporaries and the burgeoning Makeshift scene/label that put this release in your mitts, The Coach and Four are a refreshing jolt of blues/garage-free Memphis rock. If you like rockist Jim O’Rourke, early Sea and Cake, poppier Sonic Youth, and I guess whatever has made great indie rock great, then listen up.

Alot of Semi-trucks running into each other. Just Kidding, it sounds like a bunch of Memphis kids drinking beer and chilling on porches. Our sound goes all over the place.

Aching Big Star-informed Memphis pop from wunderkid Paul Taylor on Makeshift label! Taylor played with the Dickinson brothers in DDT before they went onto North Mississippi All-Stars jam band fame, and was perennially the best bass player in Memphis since he was 13 or so. So he took up drums. He’s all over Shelby Bryant’s great Cloud Wow Music, and this has some of the same... read more

Snowglobe honed their chops playing with many Elephant 6 bands. Like most things from Memphis, Snowglobe contains elements of country along with a elements of psychedelic pop and rock.The first single from their fourth release, No Need To Light A Night Light On A Night Like Tonight is “Nothing I Can Do”. The track was recently featured on MTV’s $5 Cover.