The first half had me worried. A little too much ’60’s psychedelia and nostalgia for my tastes perhaps? With the exception of stellar single “Days Are Forgotten”, the first half of Kasabian’s fourth album, Velociraptor!, falls short of the high expectations I set for this band. Velociraptor! doesn’t come alive for me until act two. From the moment the title track hits halfway through the disc, I’m sold. Tom Meighan spits lyrics in rapid fire succession until the wide open […]
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Kasabian Takes You Back to the Club
I have been in love with Kasabian ever since their debut was released in 2004. Whenever they announce a new album, it’s always one of my most anticipated releases of the year. They haven’t failed me yet so the news that Velociraptor!, their 4th album, is set for release in September is definitely something to dance around the room to (…which I may have already done once or twice while typing this). For those of you unaware, Kasabian is a UK […]
Dan The Automator and Dredg Make Beautiful Music Together
Dredg has lost me over the past few albums. I’ve been a fan since Leitmotif and El Cielo but when they released Catch Without Arms, it seemed like they had lost a little of that magic that made me appreciate them in the first place. While El Cielo was their first major label release, they didn’t really begin a shift in sound until Catch Without Arms. To their credit, the demos that came out before Catch sounded amazing (It’s called Coquette, […]