Darren Jessee – The Jane Room 217 URL: https://darrenjessee.com/ “Anything You Need” , the first song from North Carolinian songwriter Darren Jessee’s debut solo collection The Jane Room 217 establishes this as an album to be reckoned with for singer/songwriter devotees. Jessee’s renown as a musician extends from an tenure in The …
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Water and Man – Phantasie YOU TUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jF3WBD4VmQ Fusing shoegaze inspired distortion with dream pop melodies and a jarring knack for rhythm akin to the electric R&B of the 21st century, Water and Man have been cratering the 2018 music scene and establishing themselves as the most important band of their generation …
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A review on Rainier Fog, the sixth full studio album Alice In Chains. Alice in Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who then recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne Staley. Starr was replaced by Mike Inez in 1993. William DuVall joined the band in 2006 as co-lead vocalist and rhythm …
Read More »Album Review: Nonpoint – X
Since their debut in 1997, Florida hard rockers, Nonpoint, have been making waves in the music community for over 20 years, with 9 studio albums under their belts, and constantly evolving their sound through the 2 decades they’ve been together. And in their 10th album, fittingly titled X, they progress …
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The firstt time I came across Like A Storm, it was a bit of a coincidence. I never heard about the band before when I saw them first time live in Vienna two years back, but honestly, there are only very few support acts that caught my attention this much and …
Read More »Album Review: Visitors – Crest (Out July 13)
Visitors are a rising quintet composed of vocalist Ian Cooperstein, guitarists Ty Brigman and Ian Hilton, bassist Cameron Jorgenson, and drummer Bryan Lee. Forming in Utah, the Salt Lake City band built a live rep along the west coast utilizing charisma, progressive arrangements and hook factor — topped with arsenal …
Read More »Album Review: Diamante – Coming in Hot
I have never heard of Diamante until one of my best friends sent me one of her songs, “Bite Your Kiss.” I immediately fell in love with her sound. I began doing what I do when I become a fan of an artist, research (…or “mild stalking” if you prefer to call …
Read More »Album Review: Bullet For My Valentine – Gravity
After 5 albums, and nearly 20 years performing, Welsh metal group, Bullet For My Valentine, with a new deal with Spinefarm Records, released their new album, Gravity. With promotion on BBC Radio 1, and performing at Download Festival in Donnington, UK, as well as frontman Matt Tuck tweeting “Here we …
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Ever since the widespread availability of railroads, hopping on a train has become a powerful emotional analogy, connected with a sense of leaving the comfort (or the discomfort) of what you know behind, only to head into the unknown out there. David T. Dunn is a singer and songwriter who …
Read More »Album Review: Tremonti – A Dying Machine
I have to admit, I was a bit late to this whole Tremonti party. I kept saying for a very long time that I have to check out this project of my favourite guitarist, but only about seven or eight months ago I finally got to listen to it at …
Read More »Album Review: At The Gates – To Drink From The Night Itself
A review on To Drink From The Night Itself, the sixth studio album from At The Gates.
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TALIA’s fourth EP, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, was released on May 4 via Pavement Entertainment. Recorded at Electrical Audio by Steve Albini, the five-track EP features the “raw” sound that many bands struggle with and packs together ’90s rock riffs with heavy bass. My first impression of the EP was the instant Dorothy vibe- the almost …
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