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  • Nov 12 Album Reviews

    Bat For Lashes- The Haunted Man

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    On her third full-length effort, singer-songwriter Natasha Khan, a.k.a. Bat For Lashes, brings on more instrumentation and co-producers than ever to bring her moody, mystical art pop to a new level. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 12 Album Reviews

    The Secret- Agnus Dei

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    Though the new Secret album presents an incredible amount of energy and force, for me, the excitement quickly wears of due to a lack of skilled writing when it comes to song structures, melodies, and riffs. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 7 Album Reviews

    Titus Andronicus- Local Business

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    On its third full-length, New Jersey’s Titus Andronicus goes a bit simpler, but still maintains the life-affirming energy that made past releases so good. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 6 Album Reviews

    Neurosis- Honor Found In Decay

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    With Honor Found In Decay, Neurosis releases one of its most straightforward albums yet, forgoing some of the more ambitious instrumentation that’s made it onto past albums in favor of a sound that blends the heavy sounds of sludge with a bit of folk simplicity. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 4 Album Reviews

    Pile- Dripping

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    On their third full-length release, Boston’s Pile connects the heavy hitting sounds of post-hardcore with the dramatic and melodic songwriting prowess of frontman Rick Maguire. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 1 Album Reviews

    Black Moth Super Rainbow- Cobra Juicy

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    Once again, despite a trademark sound the band has lovingly crafted over the course of five albums, Black Moth Super Rainbow still shows a lack of effort in the song development department. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 1 Album Reviews

    The Soft Moon- Zeros

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    The Soft Moon’s latest album is certainly a feat when considering the album’s texture-rich sound and gothic mood. However, where the band’s style succeeds, songwriting falls short. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Nov 1 Album Reviews

    The Bad Plus- Made Possible

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    On the Bad Plus’ latest record, the band continues to focus more on original material than their career-defining covers, and the band manages to create some pretty fantastic, modern jazz tracks in the process–not to mention incorporate synths and drum machines into many of these tunes, too. WATCH THE

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  • Nov 1 Album Reviews

    Mac DeMarco- 2

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    Ex-Makeout Videotape frontman Mac DeMarco drops his second full-length album this year, which features a much more free-spirited personality than his solo debut earlier this year. WATCH THE REVIEW

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  • Oct 24 Album Reviews

    Pig Destroyer- Book Burner

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    Though the latest effort from Pig Destroyer is undeniably an all-out riff fest, I’m not feeling the same thrilling level of intensity I typically enjoy from this genre in general. WATCH THE REVIEW

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