Album Reviews [MATH POP] Tender, the four-song sophomore release from Portland trio Wax Fingers, finds the group growing further accustomed to life within its oddly colored shell. A group of psychedelic day   More

Music When you toy with time signature changes as much as Wax Fingers do, it's hard for a fan to keep up. Three head bobs is all you get before your downward nod has switched from the accent to the offbeat. Realizing this and eager to keep up, the Wax Fingers faithful have invented a dance I'd like to call “The Catch Up.” The dance involves helpless flaying, air drumming, and a fish-out-of-water ...   More

Music On this mid summer's edition of These Are the Days we've got new music from the Rainy States, Sean Flinn & the Royal We, and Wax Fingers, as well as great tracks from Arctic Flowers and Bellicose Minds. There's also a conversation with Ben Johnson from the Rainy States about the band's new record, The Push and the Plan. Stay cool, literally and figuratively, and sit back with a nice tall John Daly ...   More