REVIEW: Two Door Cinema Club – “Beacon”
There are British rock groups that create their own indentation and there are others that slowly fade away. Luckily, Northern Ireland’s…
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REVIEW: Circa Survive – “Violent Waves”
Violent Waves may be succeeding a cathartic trilogy but even with its independent framework, the album carries a windowless look into…
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REVIEW: The Chariot – “One Wing”
With their own breed of southern metalcore on their sleeve, The Chariot’s only weakness is that they don’t have one. Five albums into a…
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REVIEW: Wild Nothing – “Nocturne”
Somewhere buried in the haze of Nocturne is Jack Tatum’s heart and though it’s layered by sentimental nostalgia, it chomps at the bit…
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REVIEW: Purity Ring – “Shrines”
Is it premature or arrogant to declare Purity Ring’s debut to be this year’s most artistic record? Given Shrines has coloured in every definition…
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REVIEW: The Gaslight Anthem – “Handwritten”
When a songwriter reflects the raw and brittle shade to his honesty, it becomes difficult to resist what he has to say and like so many…
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REVIEW: JEFF The Brotherhood – “Hypnotic Nights”
Rather than let speed demon rhythms fluctuate without remorse, JEFF The Brotherhood do two things right: they carefully construct songs…
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REVIEW: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
Whereas debuts provide an introduction to an artist, Frank Ocean steps out of the studio a storyteller, a writer who can use the warped echo of…
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REVIEW: Dirty Projectors – “Swing Lo Magellan”
In the material world, it can be hard to differentiate what’s hip and what’s creative but there’s no difficulty in noting what’s lined with…
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REVIEW: The Early November – “In Currents”
Six years removed from a definitive triple album, the New Jersey rockers are still using personal moments to carve their songwriting…
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