Posts Tagged ‘music review’
Review: Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
Spanning three discs and clocking in at about two hours, this is Joanna Newsom’s most ambitious work yet.
Review: Coheed And Cambria – Year Of The Black Rainbow
Assault.it’s favorite neo-proggers rebound with a wickedly weird new disc.
Review: The Felice Brothers – Mix Tape
The title Mix Tape is fitting; like Lil Wayne or any artist using modern technology to spread a lot of music, the Felice Brothers are best heard in individual tracks and on shuffled mixes.
Live! Drive-By Truckers @ House Of Blues (Boston, 4/2/10)
Southern-fried weirdos Drive-By Truckers bring their patented blend of exuberant depression to Boston; Jere is there to witness the throwdown.
Review: Andrew W.K. – Close Calls With Brick Walls / Mother Of Mankind
Holy shit! 39 new songs from Andrew WK! Oh, wait. . .
Review: The Wonder Years – The Upsides
Philadelphia’s The Wonder Years create exuberant, joyful pop-punk with a distinctly bro-ish flavor.
Review: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History
Two Door Cinema Club craft a promising, Strokes-y debut.
Review: Broken Bells – S/T
Shins mastermind James Mercer hooks up with crazy genius Danger Mouse; the result sounds like The Shins falling into the Sixties.
Review: Four Year Strong – Enemy Of The World
Boston pop-punkers Four Year Strong get huge on their third album.
Review: The Blacks – In Sickness And Health
Chicago alt-punk legends the Blacks break their ten year silence with an awesome new digital EP.
Review: Trippy Wicked – Movin’ On
What if Mastodon and the White Stripes had a love child? It’d be Trippy Wicked.
Black Friday #1: Holy Diver
Ronnie James Dio’s masterwork remains fresh after twenty-six years. Come for the title track; stay for “Rainbow In The Dark.”
Review: Pet Lions – Soft Right EP
Sweet, chiming Chicago indie rock for fans of the Strokes and Tokyo Police Club.
Review: A Hero Named Hope – S/T
These guys may call themselves A Hero Named Hope, but they have a lot more in common with a villain called Skeletor.
Review: The Bravery – Stir The Blood
Dance rock for fans of neither dancing nor rocking.
Review: Dashboard Confessional – Alter The Ending
Dashboard Confessional return with their worst album yet, and “emo” drops another few respectability notches.
Review: Genitorturers – Blackheart Revolution
Genitorturers, Orlando’s finest rock exports, are back with a new album. And it’s a killer.
Review: Shwayze – Let It Beat
The second album from Malibu rapper Shwayze is a mellow good time slightly lacking in depth.
