Album Reviews

Jalal Andre releases Dark Alien Pop (LP) SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/user-495147057/02-dream-about-nothing-promo/s-zuW6S Fusing eclectic post-punk experimentalism with electronic-tinged industrial dance beats, Jalal Andre (under the moniker gloryBots) dishes out one of the most evocative and stylish rock albums of 2018 in the all new Dark Alien Pop. Powered by the leadoff single “Dream About …

Back in early 2016, Los Angeles alt rock trio Sci-Fi Romance showed great promise with their acclaimed sophomore release, Dust Among the Stars. The Vance Kotrla-fronted band has made the best of their identity, featuring introspective lyrics backed by gothic-tinged textures and an earthy, melodic folk body. Now heading toward …

Del Suelo drops LP URL: http://delsuelo.net/ The audience roars as Del Suelo lays into “Second Encore,” the opening track from his new album The Musician’s Compass: A 12 Step Programme. Swaggeringly he works his way through a reggae-inspired jam that sets up the colloquial tone of the record, which is divided …

Alberta Drops MMMMM (LP) URL: http://www.albertasound.com/ This is a cross between Americana and alternative rock, in some ways, with the artier side of Alberta’s inclinations often shaping their take on traditional material in unexpected ways. Even the bluer moments included on Alberta’s album MMMMM are given an added spin with a more modern …

A review on Anthem Of The Peaceful Army, the debut full album from Michigan’s Greta Van Fleet. Greta Van Fleet is an American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan, formed in 2012. It consists of vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner.  The band’s heavy rock sound is said …

People in the music world tend to say that when you have a parent that was a great musician it’s way harder to breakthrough due to the fact that you can’t get out of his or her shadow, always developing comparisons or being perceived as a carbon copy of said …

Rock n’ roll as we know it is changing. Gone are the bombastic overindulgences of the four and five-piece outfits of the 2000s. Replacing them are postmodernists with electric guitars and drum kits; artists who value individuality more than they do financial gains. Rock n’ roll is going somewhere it’s …

One running issue that we tend to find in the music business is that age has become a factor to determine what musicians should be popular. Why is that? Artistic beauty knows no boundaries and knows nothing about ages, so it’s always refreshing when someone comes along and destroys modern …

I love this band’s stylishness and musical taste. It’s easy to hear The Suborbitals’ new album Hey Oblivion!, their first in a dozen years, and recognize the depth of the musical talents underpinning this venture. Despite the obvious skill level sustaining the album’s thirteen songs, The Suborbitals never demonstrate need or …

In their brand new album The Tables Turn Too Often, Georgia based rock band Brother Reverend prove once and for all to critics and audiences alike that rock music can utilize harmony over big volume and still shake us to out very core. Recorded with surgical precision and a close attention …

Cindy G doesn’t just prove that bluegrass is still a relevant superpower of a genre in her new record Moonshiner’s Daughter; she proves that music doesn’t have to be overdriven and saturated with fuzz to sonically move mountains. Written and recorded alongside producer Jim VanCleve, whose body of work needs no …

A review on the next chapter of The Amory Wars: Vaxis – Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures by Coheed and Cambria. Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever(guitars, backing vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), and Zach …