“We made the absolute best record we were capable of making at the time.”

From left: Alex Kerns, Max Gregor, Sheena Ozzella. Image from the artist’s website. Hey, check this out: Semi-local indie pop group Lemuria have a preview of their new album, The Distance Is So Big, streaming over at NPR Music. The trio features D.C. resident Sheena Ozzella on vocals/guitar, along with drummer/vocalist Alex Kerns, who lives in Buffalo, and bassist Max Gregor, who lives in Austin. How they make that work is a mystery, but…

Secret History profiles classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District’s contributions to music over time. This entry focuses on Jawbox’s bulletproof third LP, For Your Own Special Sweetheart (Atlantic, 1994 / Dischord/DeSoto, 2009).

The moves of J. Robbins have been highly anticipated and well -documented since his days fronting Jawbox. D.C. diehards bought Burning Airlines and Channels records, attended benefit shows for Robbins’ son Callum and tuned into Jimmy Fallon for the one-off Jawbox reunion. However, due to infrequent show dates, Robbins’ most recent project, Office of Future Plans, has essentially flown under the radar. Comprised of Robbins, drummer Darren Zentek, bassist Brooks Harlan and cellist Gordon…