Category: Album Review
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Album Review: Blink-182 – ‘Neighborhoods’
Blink-182 has been a constant source of inspiration for pop-punk bands since the mid 90’s, and with over 27 million records sold who wouldn’t want to imitate that formula. Their new album, Neighborhoods brings a familiar sound, but not necessarily the ‘Blink-182’ sound that long time listeners were looking forward to. Their self titled album,…
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Album Review: Cobra Starship – ‘Night Shades’
Cobra Starship has always been a guilty pleasure. They have become known for frontman Gabe Saporta’s sassy pop-culture-commentary lyrical style, but Night Shades, their fourth studio release from Fueled By Ramen/ Decaydance Records eases off the attitude and allows listeners in on Saporta’s romantic turmoil. “This record might be the most commercial record, but also…
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Album Review: Pnau ‘Soft Universe’
If you haven’t heard of Pnau by now, then it’s time to have a listen. Nick Littlemore, one half of the sonic punch that is Pnau (pronounced pin-yeow ), is a self-professed workaholic with no life. Surely that description can be only half true for the Sydney, Australia native. After releasing three albums and collaborating…
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Album Review: Samiam – ‘Trips’
With enormous anticipation, Samiam’s latest release Trips will finally hit shelves. Their last album Whatever’s Got You Down left fans and listeners wanting something more like their 2000 hit record Astray which has been considered one of the best Emo albums of the decade. Now, after a nearly 6 year hiatus, Samiam has come back…
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Album Review: The Devil Wears Prada ‘Dead Throne’
Innovation is the key to separating yourself from the vast sea of redundancy. Since 2006, The Devil Wears Prada have been playing their brand of metal to an ever-growing audience. From With Roots Above and Branches Below and last year’s brutal Zombies EP, TDWP have been hard at work re-shaping their sound to make Dead Throne,…
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Album Review: The Horrible Crowes ‘Elsie’
The Gaslight Anthem is one of the most influential punk rock bands of the last decade, and with their rich melodies and entrancing hooks, there isn’t much room for argument. Brian Fallon (lead vocalist for Gaslight Anthem and Horrible Crowes) has been writing and recording songs since his mid-teens. It all started for him with…
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Album Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘I’m With You’
2006’s ‘Stadium Arcadium’ was the sound of the Red Hot Chili Peppers letting guitar virtuoso John Frusciante take over, putting his guitar front and center. When Frusciante left the band for the second time, it was anyone’s guess how they would react musically. Enter Josh Klinghoffer, a collaborator/friend of Frusciante’s and backup guitar player for…
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Album Review: Hawthorne Heights ‘Hate’
Hate is Hawthorne Heights‘ first release on their own Cardboard Empire imprint since their departure from Wind-up Records. It is only the first installment of a trilogy of EP’s the band plans on releasing. Each will arrive every 4-5 months while they embark on a string of tours in between. On first listen, I kept…
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Album Review: Dan Andriano In The Emergency Room ‘Hurricane Season’
It’s appropriate that 2011 has already seen a disc of acoustic Alkaline Trio hits, ‘Damnesia‘. While the group has never been strangers to stripping things down and unplugging, it was refreshing to hear a different approach to old favorites for an entire album. It also helped to prepare us for the solo debut from the…
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Album Review: Iwrestledabearonce ‘Ruining It For Everybody’
Iwrestledabearonce defy classification. Any sincere attempts to do so will either be woefully vague and inaccurate or will border on a run-on sentence. Their second full length for Century Media, ‘Ruining It For Everybody’ will ruin a lot of things for a lot of people. Many fans of straightforward metal will continue to be enraged…
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