With nearly 200,000 immigrants from Jamaica arriving during the mid-20th century, England has long been a hotbed of cultural imports from its one-time Album Reviews
The Skints
FM
March 25th, 2015 | by Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
With nearly 200,000 immigrants from Jamaica arriving during the mid-20th century, England has long been a hotbed of cultural imports from its one-time
Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp a Butterfly
March 20th, 2015 | by Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Richard Sanford | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matt Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Dorian S. Ham | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Matthew Lovett | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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 Stephen Slaybaugh | published in Album Reviews | Leave A Comment »
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