Metric - Fantasies (Review)
There’s a lot to be said for female-fronted bands these days. Most of them attempt to emulate Hayley Williams and her success with Paramore, utilizing the basic pop/rock sound and adding a subtle twist. Canadian new-wave rock band Metric has never found themselves in this state of mind; they’ve always been bold and experimental in [...]
White Lies - To Lose My Life… (Review)
The United States might be the dominating force in most aspects of the entertainment industry, but when it comes to constantly delivering new and universally appealing bands that operate within the rock-genre, many would argue that the United Kingdom has them beat. The latest piece of evidence to support that claim is an alt-rock trio [...]
U2 - No Line on the Horizon (Review)
Expectations stem from many conditions, including informative past events and extensive prior knowledge. Most importantly though, expectations are born from first impressions.
Plushgun - Pins & Panzers (Review)
Ben Gibbard’s statement from a few years back about a new record from The Postal Service being “unlikely, at least this decade” might have disappointed quite a few fans, but those same fans will find comfort in discovering Pins & Panzers, as the debut album from Plushgun that will certainly help fill the void. The [...]
Oh No Not Stereo - 003 (Review)
The independent punk-rock duo of Skyler Nielsen and Mykul Lee, better known as Oh No Not Stereo have an impressive resume that certainly reflects the work ethics that have been associated with their names as of late. Formed in 2003, they have previously self-released one full-length LP, 001, a six track EP, 002, done countless [...]
Ben Kweller - Changing Horses (Review)
Ben Kweller is an all-around fantastic musician with a surprisingly large underground fanbase. He’s multi-instrumentally talented, and on this and past records, he shows us his versatility in that area. His first album in 3 years, Changing Horses is a risky experiment for Kweller, transitioning from contemplative, mid-tempo piano pop to a country sound. I won’t over-pun such [...]
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Review)
Reviewing a record is not as straight forward of a process as it probably looks. At first you get a hold of a new record, and start listening to it. Usually it only takes a listen through it or two to see if you should be reviewing it, as there is not much point in [...]
The Heyday - The Heyday (Review)
It is not often the first spin of a debut record from a fresh band leaves you with that tingling sensation, thinking that these guys actually have potential, but to a certain extent this 5 piece power pop group from Denver known as The Heyday manage to invoke those feelings with their first full length [...]
Coconut Records - Davy (Review)
Much unlike his character from the cult-movie Rushmore that propelled him to fame and celebrity, Jason Schwartzman doesn’t suffer from illusions of grandeur, or at the very least doesn’t when he assumes his alter ego Coconut Records and starts to churn out pop tunes. Not content with being a drummer in a relatively successful band, [...]
Fiction Family - Fiction Family (Review)
Jon Foreman has been hard at work the past few years, knocking out several solo projects, as well as prepping new material for the upcoming Switchfoot release. He’s also been writing and recording an album with Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek, and this Fiction Family LP is the result. It’s one of my highly-anticipated albums of this year, [...]
