Album Review: Panopticon – Autumn Eternal
It takes brilliant musicianship to craft something so deep and expansive as Autumn Eternal, and there's no doubt Panopticon is endowed with that ability.
Album Reviews
Album Review: The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die – Harmlessness
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have released a record that lives up to the ambition of their name with Harmlessness.
Record Review: Grizzlor – Cycloptic
I recommend Grizzlor's Cycloptic to everybody that likes to crush some beer while blasting crunchy space tunes at maximum volume.
Album Review: The Wonder Years – No Closer to Heaven
No Closer to Heaven embraces the fact The Wonder Years are growing up by choosing to fight apathy and indifference with the knowledge and perspective.
Album Review: Guilty Simpson – Detroit’s Son
The experimental artistry and the inherent toughness of rap is proving to result in some killer albums, and Guilty Simpson's Detroit’s Son is one of them.
Album Review: Editors – In Dream
In Dream isn't a step in the right direction for constantly shapeshifting band. I've liked Editors for a long time, but In Dream is lacking a familiar core
Album Review: Grave – Out of Respect for the Dead
Grave the fathers of Swedish death metal deliver another consistent, neck-breaking album in Out of Respect for the Dead. Dustin still has whiplash.
Album Review: Collective Soul – See What You Started By Continuing
Collective Soul is a band that take pride in doing what they enjoy and doing it well. That aspect in turn causes them to make solid albums.
Album Review: Beach House – Thank Your Lucky Stars
Beach Houses' Thank Your Lucky Stars is an interesting listen. You love it, but you can’t necessarily explain why. It just feels comfortable.
Album Review: Small Black – Best Blues
Small Black has a formula for success, for creating songs that are truly their own as a band, and they've perfected it on Best Blues