Helms Alee: Stillicide | A Powerful and Perfect Jumanji
Go buy Helms Alee's Stillicide. Just beware of the Jumanji effect. When you get the album in your ears strange things will happen. This is a powerful album.
Album Reviews
Norma Jean: Polar Similar | Cohesive / Polarizing / Epic
Norma Jean's Polar Similar is truly a great experience.The lows and highs and speed and depth, put together a very cohesive and epic record.
This Wild Life: Let The “Low Tides” Roll In
The Low Tides roll in with a collection of radio-sculpted tracks, leaving a very different This Wild Life resonance than previously anticipated.
The Beatles: Live at the Hollywood Bowl | A Terrible Live Band?
Live at the Hollywood Bowl isn't just a bunch of live Beatles tracks, it shows how exciting and tight they were as a live band, writes B.G.M.'s Aaron Cooper.
A Day To Remember: Bad Vibrations Re-Opens Old Wounds
Most hardcore fans may disagree that Bad Vibrations is a strong addition to A Day To Remember work, but this is a promising start to a new direction.
Reverends: Derealization Blues | Mysterious Uncertainty
Reverends' Derealization Blues features the temptation of mysterious uncertainty, while delivering some unexpected vulnerability in quite a few songs.
Descendents: Hypercaffium Spazzinate | Still the Same Old Nerdy Punks
Unlike many comeback albums Descendents', Hypercaffium Spazzinate never feels like a comeback album--it sounds more like a continuation.
Carly Rae Jepsen: Emotion: Side B | Pushing Forward By Looking Back
We're in the midst of a pop music revivaland Carly Rae Jepsen's new EP Emotions: Side B should be what breaks out past a simple one-hit wonder.
Cass McCombs: Mangy Love | A short, yet slowly wandering road trip
Cass McCombs' Mangy Love is a collection of songs that feel as if you’ve sat down across from him over roadside diner coffee to discuss murder and politics.
Album Review: Angel Olsen – My Woman
On her latest record, Angel Olsen transcends genre labels with a compelling album that plays homage while remaining unique, writes B.G.M.'s JP Gorman