Former teen queen Brandy makes a case for adult relevance with her sixth album, “Two Eleven.”
Spin Cycle: Taylor Swift, Red
The patron saint of heartbroken tweens returns with – comparatively – her most adult album yet, “Red”. Popblerd has the review!
Spin Cycle: Blood Command, Funeral Beach
It’s rare that albums still come out that make the listener step back and say “Wow!” but that’s exactly the response Blood Command um, command, on their latest Funeral Beach. “Pissed Off And Slightly Offended!” is the perfect start to Funeral Beach. Angry, in your face and very anthemic, it’s a refresher for longtime fans and an awakening for new ones. With three EP’s and one full-length already under their collective belts, Blood Command are by no means novices but with Funeral […]
Spin Cycle: Dwele, Greater Than One
I’m not sure if it would be right to call Dwele an R&B journeyman. Unknown to the average pop fan (a small handful are aware that it’s him singing the hook on Kanye’s “Flashing Lights,”) the Detroit native has nevertheless amassed a solid catalog of albums in nearly a decade of recording. Greater Than One is the singer/songwriter’s sixth effort, and it’s one of the stronger albums in his oeuvre-truthfully, it’s one of the stronger R&B releases of a year […]
Spin Cycle: The D.O.T., And That
Mike Skinner. The Streets. Rob Harvey. The Music. Together=The D.O.T.
Spin Cycle: The Kinected, Evolution #9
The Kinected’s debut Evolution #9 is a slice of electro rock heaven.
Spin Cycle: 8mm, The Devil And Two Black Hearts
8MM is their name and countrified rock is their game as evidenced by their latest album “Between The Devil And Two Black Hearts.”
Spin Cycle: Coheed and Cambria, The Afterman: Ascension
The first of two Coheed albums over the next six months, Ascension renews the adventurous promise of Sanchez’s vivid imagination set forth in the early 00’s.
Spin Cycle: The Cast Of Cheers, Family
The Cast Of Cheers bring something new with their full-length debut Family .
Spin Cycle: The Script, #3
Irish pop trio The Script is back for “#3.” Do the “Breakeven” guys come out ahead on their third effort?
Spin Cycle: A.C. Newman, Shut Down the Streets
New Pornographers front man delivers a third solo effort, heads for the woods.
Spin Cycle: Tori Amos, Gold Dust
Retrospection through reinterpretation. Seems like something Tori would do.