Louise Post: Sleepwalker [Album Review]

Louise PostSleepwalkerEl Camino Media [2023] Nearly 30 years since Louise Post and her partner in crime Nina Gordon burst on the post-grunge alt/rock scene in the band Veruca Salt, Post has stepped away from her band to pursue a solo career and a broader musical palette rooted in more personal storytelling. Arriving on the scene … Read more

Veruca Salt: Ghost Notes [Album Review]

Veruca Salt Ghost NotesEl Camino Media [2015] Having reunited with their original lineup in 2013, Veruca Salt have returned with their new LP, Ghost Notes. This album marks the first collaboration between Louise Post and Nina Gordon since 1997’s Eight Arms to Hold You. From a reviewer’s perspective, one might expect a lukewarm response to … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Veruca Salt – “Empty Bottle”

Why not? So many bands from the past have been reforming, why not welcome back Veruca Salt? Maybe because you are sure to be disappointed? Ok – today’s Fire Track, “Empty Bottle,” might make you rethink that assumption. Having reformed with their original line-up back in 2013, Veruca Salt is set to return with their … Read more

Veruca Salt American Thighs Vinyl Exclusive: Pre-Order Now!

Here is a good way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Veruca Salt’s American Thighs. A new pressing from Newbury Comics on exclusive clear red vinyl. The LP is direct metal mastered and pressed on 180-Gram wax that is limited to 300 pieces. That is a really low pressing number for this record and Newbury, … Read more