Album Reviews

Winchester Revival is built from broken pieces of other bands that didn’t quite have what it took to keep their music aspirations alive. The Oakland, California band rose from the ashes and have come together to create their brand new EP Burden’s Landing. The six-song collection is a fair alternative …

For those not lucky enough to have seen the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band perform live, the crowds at their shows are likely to be significantly larger after the release of their new album, “So Delicious” – out Feb 17.   A three piece country/blues band with a virtuoso, fingerpicking/slide guitarist as …

Drake fans were delighted with the surprise drop of a 17 song mixtape late Thursday night, which resulted in Twitter feeds drowning in the tears of everyone and their mothers. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Aubrey filled our hearts with love, excitement, disappointment, and every other emotion you can …

Nevada’s Imagine Dragons release their sophomore album with the help of Target, the Grammys, and a ton of publicity.  How does Smoke + Mirrors stack up to the success of their debut Night Visions?

Return For Refund sound like trouble. Not trouble in a bad sense, but they just seem like a group of dangerous dudes. From the content on their debut EP Return For Refund to the heavy riffs and pulsating percussion, Return For Refund have an undeniable attitude problem. The Canadian trio …

Max Random – Analog Man URL: http://www.420punk.com/  I find this to be an album of contrasts. At times Max Random is capable of incredibly clever lyrics that convey serious issues. At other points he pulls of some insightful humor. Still, there are plenty of points that stoop to adolescent humor …

Orange County’s Stick To Your Guns offer their 2015 dose of disobedience.  How do the anthems of defiance sound in 2015 after their successful Diamond?

The duo of Lara Malasig and Stephen McKenzie cannot help but create beautiful music together. Better known as CommonUnion59, they both seem so in tune with the other that it makes you wonder if they were put on this planet to do exactly what they are doing. The result of …

San Francisco’s own Attik Door has been knocking around venues in the bay area since 2011 and now they are ready to release their newest album Never In Agreement. The album, out February 7th, is full of hard riffs and melodic moments that make this album one that the band …

32 Below – Every Little Thing About You http://32below.net/ If you had to sum this disc up with one word, “generic” would probably be that word. Almost every thing here is at least somewhat generic. The thing is, these guys might not break a lot of ground, but they do …

Mutts – Fuel Yer Delusion Vol. 4 http://muttsmusic.com/fuel/ Now picture this: a Pentecostal worship leader decided to start a new loud band influenced by the likes of Band of Horses and Pixies with an Arctic Monkey hint. This will describe the band and their sound, except their lyrics isn’t exactly …

Going To The Sun BANDCAMP: http://goingtothesun.bandcamp.com/ “Going To The Sun,” is the eponymous album from Minneapolis-based experimental rockers, Going To The Sun. The album opens with the track, New Year,” which is reminiscent of an upbeat Lou Reed tune and is a fabulously good time as it lyrically explores some …