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Fat Mike – Home Street Home (Fat Wreck Chords; 2015) As the name implies, Home Street Home: Original Songs from the Shit Musical, is the score from a musical starring street punks. The songs are mainly written by NOFX frontman, Fat Mike, and performed by a slew of punk artists, namely members of The Descendants, […]
Advance Base – Plastic Owen Band by (Orindal Records; 2014) by Oneida Crawford Drop your guitars and pick up your Omnichords! Chicago’s Owen Ashworth of one-man band Advance Base, (formerly known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone) has released a collection of beautifully gloomy covers. Combined with covers of his own original work, Plastic Owen […]
Taking Back Sunday – Happiness Is (Hopeless Records; 2014) Taking Back Sunday’s newest release, Happiness Is, is a reunion of sorts. The album marks the first time all five members who played on the group’s first record, Tell All Your Friends, have released an album together in over 12 years. Despite this throwback, the new […]
St. Vincent – St. Vincent (Loma Vista/Republic Records; 2014) With its choppy melodies, electronic distortion and synthesized instrumentation, St. Vincent‘s eponymous fourth studio album draws a clear influence from Love This Giant, her recent collaboration with ex-Talking Heads frontman, David Byrne. Thematically, the album focuses on power, faith and our increasingly digital lives—themes that perfectly […]
Isaiah Rashad – Cilvia Demo (Top Dawg Entertainment; 2014) After blowing up at the 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards with Kendrick Lamar and other artists from his label, Top Dawg Entertainment, Isaiah Rashad is one of the many artists to watch out for in 2014 with his debut EP, Cilvia Demo. The tracks flow perfectly […]
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Give The People What They Want (Daptone; 2014) Although Give The People What They Want was written and recorded before the diagnosis of Sharon Jones’ pancreatic cancer, we can’t help but feel that this fifth studio album stands as a testament to her strength and resilience. Now fully recovered […]
Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes (Columbia Records; 2014) Bruce Springsteen’s 18th studio album, High Hopes, is a blend of the new and old. Adding to the album is Rage Against the Machine’s guitarist Tom Morello, whose talents are criminally underutilized. The Boss’ album is mainly an assortment of covers and rearrangements of his previous work […]
White Ash Falls – Over The Night (Light Organ Records; 2013) Having performed under several different monikers throughout his musical career, Vancouver folk sensation Andy Bishop released his latest album Over The Night, under the name White Ash Falls, on Nov. 5. His sophomore effort features 10 tunes, each filled with country twangs and soulful […]
Arcade Fire, Reflektor; Merge Records (2013) On Oct. 29, Montreal rock icons, Arcade Fire, released Reflektor; the group’s fourth album and the follow-up to the 2010 Grammy album of the year, The Suburbs. The new album brings a slight change in style from their previous works, adding synthesizers that stir up recollections of the disco […]
Agnes Obel – Aventine (PIAS; 2013) Aventine is the sophomore release from Danish singer-songwriter, Agnes Obel. Following her multi-platinum selling debut Philharmonics, Obel has again decided to grant herself full creative control by writing, producing, arranging, and mixing the album herself. Perhaps it’s that freedom which allows Aventine to feel so pure and impressionistic, both […]
Pusha T- My Name Is My Name (GOOD Music, Def Jam Recordings; 2013) Ever since Terrence Thornton, better known to the world as Pusha T (and half of the brother duo, The Clipse) joined Kanye West’s GOOD Music label, fans of the artist were wondering about the possibility of a full length album. Pusha T […]
GWAR – Battle Maximus (Metal Blade Records; 2013) The ‘Scumdogs of the Universe’ have returned to grace us “disgusting earthlings” with their thirteenth studio album Battle Maximus. Gwar has made a name for themselves with their sci-fi themed costumes, tongue-in-cheek backstory and elaborate displays of staged violence over the past 30 years. With such visual […]