REVIEW: CLOUD NOTHINGS – ATTACK ON MEMORY (2012)
It’s difficult to compare Cloud Nothings that released the self titled 2011 record to Cloud Nothings that released Attack On Memory just a year later. Their previous upbeat sugar coated pop-punk sound has been wiped from the slate almost completely and they have started anew as a b
REVIEW: LINDSTRØM – SIX CUPS OF REBEL (2012)
Norwegian electronic musician Lindstrøm is back with his second studio album Six Cups of Rebel. This time, the album has 7 tracks- more than twice the number of the 3 in his first album Where You Go I Go Too. However, Six Cups of Rebel is a huge departure from Where Y
REVIEW: THE LIFE AND TIMES – NO ONE LOVES YOU LIKE I DO (2012)
Since Cave In is stuck in a perpetual identity crisis and with the absence of bands like Failure and Hum, The Life and Times are one of the few bands still churning out quality space rock. Their last full length, 2009’s Tragic Boogie, showcased their a
REVIEW: THE LIFE AND TIMES – NO ONE LOVES YOU LIKE I DO (2012)
Since Cave In is stuck in a perpetual identity crisis and with the absence of bands like Failure and Hum, The Life and Times are one of the few bands still churning out quality space rock. Their last full length, 2009’s Tragic Boogie, showcased their a
REVIEW: GOODNIGHT MR. MAX – SLEEPAWAY (2012)
You have to be a little patient with Goodnight Mr. Max. The Grand Rapids, Mich., duo released their debut EP last month, and it can be a bit slow-going at points. But take the time to really dig in, and you’ll find Sleepaway has something great to offer. Band members Graham Liddell and B
REVIEWS: UNDERWORLD – A COLLECTION (2011) & 1992-2012 THE ANTHOLOGY (2011)
When Underworld released their initial Anthology in 2002, ten years after their first album as an experimental dance act, they probably felt it was apt to wrap up what was in a sense the end of one era and the beginning of another. The young DJ, Darren Emerson, who many believed had transf
Review: Loma Prieta – I.V. (2012)
If you’re unfamiliar with Loma Prieta (like I was a few short months ago) this is their 4th full length, first with Deathwish Inc. If you’re unfamiliar with Deathwish, it’s run by Converge frontman Jacob Bannon, and whether you like the bands on the label or
Review: First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar (2012)
To say I’d been anticipating First Aid Kit’s sophomore album, The Lion’s Roar, is one hell of an understatement. Since 2008, I’ve been following Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg through their dreamy world of folk-rock, and I still haven’t tired of them. Finally, I wen
REVIEW: BRIGHT ARCHER – HIDDEN SYSTEMS (2011)
Refreshing. That’s what Hidden Systems from Portland’s Bright Archer is in one single word. Admittedly being awash in dream pop these days or songwriters attempting to tweak the genre this way or that in collectively unorthodox ways can get tiring. That’s where Johanna Kunin is that break