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New Kids on the Block 10 Album Review: NKOTB Acts Their Age
If, during the New Kids’ heyday, you thought folks would still be talking about them in 2013, I want you to pick some lotto numbers for me.
The Soft Moon, Zeros: The Spin Cycle Review
Much like Ulterior from my first “I Read AP’s …..” post, The Soft Moon take goth to a new level. In the case of this San Franciscan band though, it’s as if The Cure went darker, more cold, and more mechanical after Pornography. And those lush vocals that Robert Smith provided? Gone, replaced with Luis Vasquez’s dark delivery. The instrumental “It Ends” ironically begins Zeros signalling the oncoming aural apocalypse with a cacophony of programmed beats and synthesizers culminating with […]
Killswitch Engage, Disarm The Descent: The Spin Cycle Review
The comeback album of the year is here and a sure contender for the top metal album of 2013 as well. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re already aware that MA metallers Killswitch Engage not only have a new album on the horizon but have reunited with original vocalist Jesse Leach. The resulting full-length, Disarm the Descent, is one pissed-off brutal masterpiece of a metal record. Somewhat jarring at first, “The Hell In Me” doesn’t even sound like […]
A Few Words About Brian McKnight’s More Than Words
Does Brian McKnight’s new album give you those classic slow jam vibes? Check out our review and find out…
Lil’ Wayne, I Am Not A Human Being II: Spin Cycle
Introduction: Lil’ Wayne is almost cool. For a few brief, shining moments, Lil’ Wayne’s latest album flirts with being cool. Like, legitimately cool from a musical standpoint, not merely cool in the sense that Lil’ Wayne fans tend to cling to that ludicrous period of time where people were calling him the greatest rapper alive. “IANAHB” opens the record with a flurry of ominous piano chords; it seems as though it’s setting the stage for a dark, piano-laced beat, but […]
earthtone9, IV: The Spin Cycle Review
IV is the definitive album for a band that you’ve probably never heard of. For the uninitiated, earthtone9 has been defying the odds since the early aughts. With a trio of magnificent studio albums and a few EP’s, earthtone9 were ahead of their time back in the day and ever since their reformation in 2010 they’ve continued the trend. “March Of The Yeti” slays immediately and states defiantly that the band is indeed back with a heavy riff that complements […]
IAMX, The Unified Field: The Spin Cycle Review
The next evolution of trip hop comes in the form of IAMX which is fitting seeing that mastermind Chris Corner ushered in a similar trend when his former outfit, Sneaker Pimps, paved a new electronic revolution after a void was left by Portishead and Massive Attack. On their most recent Pledgemusic-funded The Unified Field, IAMX expand their range even more to give listeners the feeling that if Dead Can Dance began in 2013, they’d probably sound similar to IAMX. But […]
Walk Off the Earth, R.E.V.O.: Spin Cycle
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In several ways, the scrappy members of Walk Off the Earth are bucking the stereotypes. Consider that if this band name rings a bell, it’s likely for one of two reasons: 1. You saw that viral video of Walk Off the Earth covering “Somebody That I Used To Know” on a single guitar, or 2. You are a member of Walk Off the Earth. That video’s their claim to popular fame, and yet there’s no accusing them of being a […]
Purple Suns, MINES: The Spin Cycle Review
If you’re longing for the days when QOTSA was an indie band and still had that post-Kyuss fresh from the desert scent then Purple Suns is band you should definitely be paying attention to. On their latest EP, MINES, the band from Neptune (New Jersey, not the planet although their music could most certainly be classified as out of this world) lay on the rawk, pile on the grooves, and create something truly unique and wonderful. Opener “Naked Eyes” lays the groundwork […]
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience: Spin Cycle
OK, so how good is “The 20/20 Experience?” I mean, really?