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Wool on Wolves – Measures of Progress album review
The Canadian indie-folk-rock band, Wool on Wolves, is back and ready for more with their new album Measures of Progress. Not much has changed about this band when compared to their previous albums and this is great! Consistency is what creates chemistry in a band. Wool on Wolves has a great sound. Lead singer, Thomas Reikie has a way of singing into the mic and mesmerizing his audience. His voice his soothing, yet powerful in the way he expresses his [...]
Helen Austin – Always Be a Unicorn album review
Helen Austin’s music is unlike anything I have ever listened to and this is because I have never really opened myself to music like hers. As I continue to listen and dissect her music, I notice some musical similarities to bands like Simon and Garfunkel and (I know this is a stretch) the spirited harmony of the Beatles. Helen Austin is very unique with her music and her new album Always Be a Unicorn is something comparable to a children’s [...]
Diamond Rings – Free Dimensional album review
The first band that I thought of when I initially heard Diamond Rings was Depeche Mode. And lo’ and behold, they both are influenced by the same kind of genre: rock-tronica. With an artist that I am unfamiliar with, I like to get down to it’s roots and I like to listen to their previous albums and really get to know their style of music. Diamond Rings, if anything, is very faithful to his genre. The new album, Free Dimensional [...]
Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Untogether album review
If you like Postal Service, Ringo Deathstarr, and The Depreciation Guild, you’ll love Letting Up Despite Great Faults. I am familiar with Letting Up, but back when they were still pretty underground. Times have changed and this band has amped up their popularity. They’re previous albums weren’t as “electronic” as their new album, Untogether, but it definitely fits with today’s theme of musical influences and tastes. Letting Up is not a band for hardcore, or punk rockers, despite having basic rock song [...]
The Bad Plus – Made Possible album review
Jazz always puts me in a good mood. It’s light, it’s airy, it’s fun, yet it can also be soothing, and emotional. Jazz is highly underrated in today’s music. You can ask anyone from generation Z what “jazz” is and they probably won’t know what it is, as saddening as that is. If it is anything I picked up from any of my music class I’ve ever taken, it’s that jazz was the first to revolutionize music. It’s difficult to [...]
KISS – Monster album review
Who can forget that crazy black hair, or those painted white faces and long red tongues? If it was anything that stuck with me from my musical past, it was definitely Kiss. Kiss has been around for about 40 years now and they’re still rockin’ hard! Their 20th studio album, Monster, is no simple feat to accomplish. A band would be lucky to have 3 successful studio albums, let alone 20! Their over-the-top performances are what really makes this band [...]
Beth Orton – Sugaring Season album review
English singer-songwriter, Beth Orton is one of the few artists who are brave enough to tamper with two highly different music elements: folk and electronica. It’s a very interesting mix that is almost absent in the media here in the States, probably because of its chill undertones and relaxing, almost natural sound. The acoustic guitar and her peaceful voice are perfectly in harmony throughout her new album, “Sugaring Season,” in songs like “Candles,” “Magpie,” and “Dawn Chorus.” Her powerful voice [...]
Dragonette – Body Parts album review
Dragonette had me at Hello, literally! That was the first song I had ever heard from her and I’m not going to lie, it was pretty catchy and had me hooked. I’m not really much into electropop, but Dragonette’s vivacious pop sound always makes me feel like jumping wildly. Her new album, Bodyparts is much like her other albums, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It actually works very well for her genre of music. Her music focuses mostly [...]
Ben Folds Five – The Sound of the Life of the Mind album review
Ben Folds Five is definitely a unique band. They have many different musical elements at play, all at once. In the beginning, it was a little bit overwhelming, but my ears readjusted to be able to appreciate their sound. Their fourth studio album, The Sounds of the Life of the Mind, is as complicated as their sound. Upon listening to them, I thought I was listening to a parody of a Broadway show. Lead singer, Ben Folds has a very [...]
ZZ Top – La Futura album review
Everybody please make way for our present day rock gods, ZZ Top. I honestly thought nothing good was happening in the music industry until I heard ZZ Top was releasing their 15th studio album, La Futura. 15 studio albums of awesomeness, people! Fellow rockers, please take note, we are in the presence of a masterpiece. 15 studio albums is an amazing feat, but what is even more amazing is that even after all these years and albums, ZZ Top still stays [...]
