Articles By: Chris Angel 
When not sharing his opinions on the World Wide Web, Chris spends his time writing and recording music. Chris currently has three albums out, all available on iTunes, and is eager to start writing more for his next album. He also enjoys grilled cheese sandwiches and being handed briefcases full of money.
Selah Sue – Rarities album review
Warm, soft, controlled…all of these are good words to describe the voice of Selah Sue. Rarities is the new full length album from Selah,and I have to say…it is pretty impressive. Filled with songs that reflect influences from soul, reggae, hip-hop and maybe even a hint of dubstep here and there, Rarities is an album that is rich in atmosphere and style. With the help of some other artists lending their own style and sound, the tracks sound pretty fully [...]
Read more →Lone Wolf – The Lovers album review
It’s been three years since Paul Marshall’s last release under the name Lone Wolf, but 2012 marked the release of the much anticipated The Lovers…anticipated enough that Marshall was able to raise funds for the album fairly quickly through crowd sourcing site PledgeMusic. With a collection of dark and gritty ballad type songs, there is a sense of deep introspection that undercuts Lovers, giving us a sense that Marshall is baring himself to us here. Listening to The Lovers it [...]
Read more →Bjork – bastards album review
If the songs off of Bjork’s latest release, bastards, it would be because that this album is comprised of remixed versions of songs found on her 2011 release, Biophilia. Not only that, all the remixes found here were also previously released on either The Crystalline Series or the Biophilia Remix Series. What Bjork has done with bastards is release a collection of songs that form a strong atmosphere when put together. Bjork has long been known for an unconventional approach [...]
Read more →Deftones – Koi No Yokan album review
A few days ago I loaded Koi No Yokan, the latest album by the Deftones, onto my phone as I went out running. As my feet the ground, music hit my ears and I was in love. I can’t help but feel that love is an appropriate emotion to feel for this release because love is the theme that runs throughout. Love, and all the joy and pain that can go with it. Deftones have always been a band that [...]
Read more →Dirty Projectors – About To Die EP review
Let’s get this out of the way at the start, Dirty Projectors are not a band for those that are fans of music that is accessible to the masses. Dirty Projectors are strange and as far as I can tell…they are ok with this fact. About To Die is the four song EP that follows their summer release Swing Lo Magellan is where the title track originally comes from. The rest of the EP is all new material though. Kicking [...]
Read more →Little Andrew – Bloodrush album review
There is something that is just satisfying about sitting and listening to an album filled with slightly dirty guitars rocking out some twelve bar blues. The feel and sway of blues rock done well is captivating and soothing and this is something that Little Andrew does well. Bloodrush is such a great showcase of blues rock…that it can be somewhat mentally jarring when you realize that this is from a band that hails from Norway. For me, it didn’t take [...]
Read more →Great Big Sea – XX album review
Twenty years can be a long time. It can mark the growth from child to adulthood. For Newfoundland Celtic –Folk rockers, it marks two decades of touring, recording, and selling it shows be…be it pubs, festivals, or arenas. XX is the trio’s celebration of the big twenty year mark. The album is mostly a greatest hits collection, with songs pulled from all of their albums. With a tracklist of forty titles, XX is a very full release. All the audience [...]
Read more →Menomena – Moms album review
Where once stood a trio of rockers, Menomena now stands as a duo of rockers from Portland. Though, from the full sound of their 5th studio album, Mom, you would really never guess it. Their attack is aggressive at times, and their sound is never less than full. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the sound of Menomena at first. Even after having listened to the first couple of tracks, Plumage, and Capsule, I still wasn’t quite sure what [...]
Read more →All Time Low – Don’t Panic album review
Though I’ve always been aware of All Time Low they’ve always been a band that flitted around my periphery without ever really grabbing my attention, so when I sat down to listen to their fifth album, Don’t Panic, I wasn’t entirely certain of what I would be hearing. I have to say though, it wasn’t a bad experience at all. Don’t Panic is an album that shows a band that has been playing together for a while and can move [...]
Read more →Ellie Goulding – Halcyon album review
I went into this review knowing nothing of Ellie Goulding. I had not listened to her first album Lights and had not heard any of her music on the radio (which could be because I never listen to the radio anymore). So…when the opening song of her sophomore album Halcyon started playing I was kind of caught completely off guard. I might not be able to write in a manner that compares this album to her previous album, but I [...]
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