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Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly

March 20th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly One has to imagine that after an artist achieves commercial and popular acclaim, he faces all sorts of pressure, both internally and externally, to not

Blaxxx
For No Apparent Reason

March 19th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Blaxxx For No Apparent Reason Lamont “Bim” Thomas, the man responsible for Cleveland’s Obnox, has a restless streak that braids with his knowledge of every river and tributary in rock

Twin Shadow
Eclipse

March 16th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Twin Shadow Eclipse On Eclipse, our hero, George Lewis, Jr, is wounded and weak, overwhelmed by an attraction so forceful it blocks out the sun. He adheres pretty closely

Madonna
Rebel Heart

March 13th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Madonna Rebel Heart You’d hope that after 30 years in the game, one would hit a type of career cruise control. After all, that type of longevity is deserving of props

Purity Ring
Another Eternity

March 11th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Purity Ring Another Eternity Purity Ring took no time in winning us over. Their 2012 debut, Shrines, was a shining combination of some of the most ear-luring production and synth-pop

Of Montreal
Aureate Gloom

March 6th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Of Montreal Aureate Gloom Despite the amount of grief that Taylor Swift gets, writing about relationships is one of the pillars of songwriting. If albums are indeed snapshots of

Steve Earle
Terraplane

February 26th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Steve Earle Terraplane If you do anything long enough, no matter how much you love it, the temptation to switch it up has to be an irresistible pull. If you’ve been doing it for

Screaming Females
Rose Mountain

February 25th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Screaming Females Rose Mountain Hard rock died some time ago, and now it’s just decaying. It’s a style that’s practiced by bands that go to Rock on the Range or make cameos on Spike TV

The Church
Further/Deeper

February 20th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

The Church Further/Deeper The Church’s music has always existed in a cloud of hazy guitars and dreamily sung lyrics, but as hinted at with its title, the band’s latest threatens at times

Bettye LaVette
Worthy

February 17th, 2015  |  by  |  published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Bettye LaVette Worthy Despite all the proof to the contrary, it’s a commonly held belief that rock & roll is a young man’s game. Generally speaking, the mainstream market favors