MatchstickMan

Fun record, enjoyable listen, and William Eggleston for the cover art

Feels a bit more experimental at times for them. An overall very good record, but not as strong a follow-up for LP3 as I had hoped. Still, a great way to lead into the summer of 2026 with a depressed midwestern band providing new music.

of the indie rock bands that really got big in the 2010's, YTG has historically stood out as a group that has longevity with their entire catalog, unlike some of their contemporaries of the 2010's indie rock craze who feel very of-the-time. Victory Garden follows up on American Bollywood in a way that feels like a nod to their roots, while also being a clear trajectory of maintaining wonderful musicality and songwriting, and not being too bound by what made them popular to begin with. ... read more

Fucking rips