reviews
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With improved production, more original material, more instrumentation, and some intense performances, the new BADBADNOTGOOD album improves on the blueprint of the previous LP in every way. WATCH THE REVIEW
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High On Fire returns with an abrasive set of songs, and a crushing new sound thanks to producer Kurt Ballou. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On his new self-titled album, ex-Books member Nick Zammuto takes his penchant for playful experimentation to a full band setting. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Koloss, it’s Meshuggah as usual as the band churns out one ribcage-cracking riff after another. WATCH THE REVIEW
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With an emphasis on synths, edits, and effects, the Mars Volta makes the more accessible direction its been going in a lot more interesting, making this new record a colorful approach to progressive rock songwriting. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the Shins’ fourth album, the band bring some newer, bigger production to the table. However, the band doesn’t exactly present the energy or personality to make these ambitious sounds exciting.
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In true Unsane fashion, this New York post-hardcore act delivers another album of abrasive guitars, aggressive vocals, punk spirit, and hard grooves. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On their first official album release, THEESatisfaction alternate between the sounds of neo-soul, abstract hip hop, jazz, funk, and more. While the combination of genres is refreshing, the bold and out-there personality of this record is what ends up making it attractive. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On the OF Tape Vol. 2, OFWGKTA delivers their same brand of antics. Some clumsy flows, OK production, lewd lyrics. Nothing all that new if you’ve heard much of what the group has released up until this point. WATCH THE REVIEW
Album Reviews
Daniel Rossen- Silent Hour / Golden Mile
I wish Silent Hour / Golden Mile was longer, but I still have to admit singer-songwriter Daniel Rossen has pulled together a solid collection of solo material on this 5-track EP. The man’s tunes are some of the most masterful in independent music right now. WATCH THE REVIEW