Two EPs in, How to Destroy Angels is showing no signs of living up to the duo referenced by their name.
Album Reviews
Metal Monday Volume 98 (11.26.12)
The latter half of the fall music release season is undoubtedly filled with greatest hits albums and b-sides/rarities collections. The key to standing above the rest is to have an album such as Kylesa’s recently released From The Vaults, Vol. 1 stand on par with some of your best work. Whether you got into Kylesa through recent gems like Static Tensions of Spiral Shadow or were there from the beginning, there’s no doubt you’ll like something on From The Vaults, […]
Looking for America: The Best Recent Americana Releases
“Americana” is all the rage right now, and Dennis takes a look at a few of the best releases (including the latest album from Drive By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood) to come from the genre these last few months.
Metal Monday Volume 97 (11.19.12)
Another Cavalera with metal chops, Max’s step son Richie prepares the sophomore release from Incite!
Spin Cycle: Mike Doughty, The Flip is Another Honey
The Flip is Another Honey is less a “covers album” than “another Mike Doughty album”.
Spin Cycle: Soundgarden, King Animal
After a lengthy break, do rock titans Soundgarden come roaring back with their new album, “King Animal?” Check out our review.
Spin Cycle: Ne-Yo, R.E.D.
Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo’s fifth album, “R.E.D.” is another chapter in the career of one of modern pop music’s finest talents.
Spin Cycle: Aerosmith, Music From Another Dimension
Aerosmith returns after a decade-long hiatus with “Music From Another Dimension.” Do the Boston bad boys still have the goods?
Spin Cycle: Christina Aguilera, Lotus
Damn, Christina. Why are you so damn defensive? She’s a Grammy winning bombshell with a shelf full of Grammy Awards and platinum albums. Rolling Stone named her one of the 100 greatest vocalists of all time before she turned 30. She has a cushy job judging aspiring singers on one of TV’s highest-rated shows. Still, Christina Aguilera constantly finds herself fighting some unnamed enemy and adopting a defensive stance in her music. A decade since she staked her claim to […]
Spin Cycle: Matthew Ryan, In The Dusk Of Everything
Singer/songwriter Matthew Ryan delivers another outstanding album of confessional music with his latest, “In The Dusk Of Everything.” Check out our review.