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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Spin Cycle: Ladytron’s “Gravity The Seducer”
Of the slew of huge releases this week, Ladytron’s Gravity The Seducer was the one that kept flying under the radar for me. Primus, Anthrax, Staind, even Bush were the ones I kept citing off the top of my head when talking about releases for the 13th. And then Gravity… slowly crept up and knocked me on my ass. Let’s be clear on one fact: Ladytron do not make bad albums. Like a finely tuned machine, they churn out albums […]
Spin Cycle: Mike Doughty’s “Dubious Luxury”
Dubious Luxury is an almost vocal-less electronics and sample heavy album. If you were looking for the latest Mike Doughty solo record, go here. Still with me? Good, because you’ll be deeply satisfied if you’re a dance/electronica fan and even more satisfied if you love Mike Doughty and want to see another facet of his musical personality. For some reason lately, I’ve been eating up any kind of dance music coming at me. David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, hell, even […]