Thugs They Look Like Angels by French rock trio Talia has some serious 90s nostalgia. The 2015 album is heavily influenced by grunge bands such as Nirvana and Hole. Peppy riffs belie dark subject matter, like in the song “American Bride”: Talia opened for Soul Asylum in Los Angeles this summer, and they’ll be opening for… Continue reading Album Review: Talia’s Thugs They Look Like Angels
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TOM’S TOTALLY BIASED FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2016
Musical taste is very subjective. What can be one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. My list is no different. These are the albums that I enjoyed the most in this past year. Once again, it skews more toward “rock” orientated releases, but that’s just my preference. I like what I like. Sometimes I wish… Continue reading TOM’S TOTALLY BIASED FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2016
Baldwin’s Top 20 Albums of 2016
How the hell do I wheedle down a top twenty album list from the surplus of awesome that 2016 offered me? Despite the wild social and political environment that defined 2016, this was a spectacular year for music. Newcomers and veterans alike pulled their best out of the creative ether. Every genre had way too… Continue reading Baldwin’s Top 20 Albums of 2016
Bair Grills… The Sleeping Gods — Thorn by Enslaved
I’ve been listening to heavy metal music since childhood. That might seem like an exaggeration, but without a doubt I was headbanging to the generic thrash riff while the Ultimate Warrior stormed a WWF ring, when the sum of my years still amounted to single digits. In all of the time since, I’ve heard and… Continue reading Bair Grills… The Sleeping Gods — Thorn by Enslaved
Album Review: Writing in the Skies’ Metamorphose
By Talya Goodman It was well past midnight when Writing in the Skies took the stage to perform songs from their first, highly anticipated album, Metamorphose. Though it was late into the night, the crowd of fans were bolstered by the intricate guitar melodies, skilled drumming, and powerful bass lines. Metamorphose is an album for… Continue reading Album Review: Writing in the Skies’ Metamorphose
Review Drive-By: Undercliff and Fallen Asunder
Damn it’s been awhile since I wrote a music review! A couple weeks ago, Middletown doom band Undercliff sent Alternative Control their new album Put Them In to have a listen. These guys have come a long way since their 2013 demos in terms of recording quality and vocal performance. Put Them In demands a… Continue reading Review Drive-By: Undercliff and Fallen Asunder
Bardus Opens Celestial Doors with Recent Album Stella Porta
It boggles this writer’s mind that a band like Bardus isn’t more of a household name for those that hold Unsane and Helmet in such high regard. Since we interviewed drummer Kyle Pierce last year, the Philadelphia noise rockers have released a new album, Stella Porta, on French label Solar Flare, and have made a… Continue reading Bardus Opens Celestial Doors with Recent Album Stella Porta