Jersey Record Reviews

Growing In I Can Make a Mess From: Hammonton, New Jersey. I don’t know about you, but when the weather gets hot,…

“Nirvana, If Only” Sean Kiely From: Jersey City. Here’s a theory, supported by absolutely nothing: The same obstacles that make Hudson County…

Shoot It at the Sun The Porchistas From: Montclair. Right by the Walnut Street train station, to be specific. I mention the…

We Don’t Have Each Other Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties (Hopeless Records)  From: We Don’t Have Each Other stars the militantly Pennsylvanian Dan…

Every Christmas season, there’s a fresh batch of new holiday CDs. Every Halloween season … you’re lucky if there’s one or two.…

Make It Happen The Rock n’ Roll Hi-Fives From: Joe Centeno, the guitarist and support singer of the Rock N’ Roll Hi-Fives,…

Hesitant Alien Gerard Way (Reprise) From: Gerard Way grew up in Belleville and was living in Hudson County at the time of…

Rose The Front Bottoms  From: Matt Uychich and Brian Sella went to high school about as far north in Bergen County as…

Penny the Dreadful Those Mockingbirds From: Montclair, which is a good base of operations for a working band. A couple of places…