From the ashes of Red Sparowes comes Marriages and their hauntingly beautiful debut “Kitsune.” Check out our review of the album.
Posts tagged "Spin Cycle"
Spin Cycle: JK Flesh’s “Posthuman”
Like the soundtrack to Hellraiser, Posthuman is a desolate, eerie behemoth of an album by Justin K Broadrick (utilizing the moniker of JK Flesh). Fans who feared that Jesu spelled the end of Godflesh-like material from Broadrick need only take one listen to opener “Knuckledragger” to have their fears laid to rest. Some of Posthuman is exactly what fans have been waiting for but just to show that Broadrick is anything but predictable, songs like the title track come at you in a […]
Spin Cycle: B.o.B’s “Strange Clouds”
Rapper, singer, and multi-instrumentalist B.o.B returns with “Strange Clouds”, the stormy follow-up to his hit-spawning “The Adventures of Bobby Ray”. Check out our review!
Spin Cycle: The “Avengers Assemble” Soundtrack
“The Avengers” soundtrack brings together a bunch of rock stalwarts for an unappetizing collection. Read our review to find out how odious this album actually is.
Spin Cycle: Kid Is Qual’s “Ladies Choice”
Your ears are not deceiving you. What you are hearing are basses making guitar sounds. It’s the 21st Century. Things have changed. My new favorite band of 2012, Kid Is Qual slim it down to a slick three tracks for their latest EP, Ladies Choice, and still leave a lasting impression. It’s short. It’s sweet. It’ll stick in your head and never leave — not that you’d want it to. Featuring the previously released single “ Conflict Girl “, Ladies Choice adds some choice cuts […]
Spin Cycle: “Listen Whitey!: The Sounds of Black Power 1967-1974”
“Listen Whitey!” is a compilation that unearths gems from the Black Power era of the late Sixties and Seventies. Check out our review.
Spin Cycle: Breton’s “Other People’s Problems”
Has the term “blip-hop” been coined yet? If not then I would like to formally ask for it to be added to Webster’s. Use it in a sentence? Sure. “Breton’s unique blend of hip-hop beats and electronics have created a unique sound that I have dubbed “blip-hop””. That’s as good a definition as any, right? So here we are with Breton’s full-length debut Other People’s Problems, a debut unlike any other in style and originality. Each note and beat has been […]
Spin Cycle: Torche’s “Harmonicraft”
It’s hard to listen to any of Torche’s recordings and not have the biggest, stupidest, shit-eating grin on my face. Heavy? Hells yes. But it’s such a groovy-puts-a-smile-on-my-face kind of heavy that it matters not at which decibels their glorious sounds are being expunged from my speakers thus making me deaf. Harmonicraft, for me, was easily one of the most anticipated records of 2012 and now that it’s here I can easily say that it exceeded all of my expectations. It’s […]
Spin Cycle: Train’s “California 37”
“California 37” is the latest album by Train, and Popblerd’s managed to sneak into the future to uncover the damage Train will cause.
Spin Cycle: Aeges’ “The Bridge”
It’s scary to think (For me, at least) that bands I grew up with are now being used as a template or a comparison chart for up and coming bands. Take Aeges for example. On first listen to single “Wrong” and I was transported to a crazy world where Quicksand, Failure, and Hum never disbanded. Are these guys the second coming of any of those bands? It’s possible. Once you listen through their debut The Bridge, though, and it’ll be hard […]
Spin Cycle: DragonForce’s “The Power Within”
DragonForce switches lead singers, but do they maintain the rock? Check out the review of their new album, “The Power Within.”