OF MASKS AND MEN
It doesn't take long to become wrapped up in the glossy genre gymnastics of "Pony." "Dead of Night" kicks off Orville Peck's Sub Pop debut with a simple guitar that is both sonically and melodically r...
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MAKING DECISIONS IN ‘ERASERLAND’
Where is "Eraserland"? Is it the place where we go to forget things, or the place in which the things we think we need are wiped away to make room for new and better things? Perhaps in some mobius-s...
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FOREIGNER’S ‘LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’78’ SHOWS WHY THE BAND BECAME SUPERSTARS
Fresh off its 40th anniversary, and with a newfound interest in '70s classic rock thanks to the smash Queen biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody," Foreigner has released "Live At The Rainbow '78," a video docume...
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GRETA VAN FLEET HONORS ITS FOREFATHERS ON DEBUT ALBUM
Bands have made a living sounding like Led Zeppelin for practically 50 years. The quartet's body of work has proven to be an irresistible inspiration, with the banshee wail vocals, towering blues-rock...
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ROSARY GUILD DREAMS BIG ON ‘FAUNA’
There is a state of human consciousness called the hypnagogic, when we're not quite awake and not quite asleep. "Rigid conscious thought starts to dissolve into the gently lapping waves of early stage...
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AARON FINK’S ‘WOLVES & BUTTERFLIES’ IS A SONIC JOURNEY WORTH TAKING
Four albums into a solo career since he departed platinum-selling alt metal band Breaking Benjamin, Aaron Fink has proved, without a doubt, that he is more than a guitar star of the “active rock” genr...
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GRAYSON CAPPS’ RAGGED JOURNEY MAKES ‘SCARLETT ROSES’ A KEEPER
Six albums into his career, it would be wrong to say Grayson Capps has arrived — he’s too seasoned and world-weary to think the journey is over. No, on “Scarlett Roses,” the Alabama native is still fi...
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ALEXIS P. SUTER MINISTERS OF SOUND TAKE BRIGGS FARM TO CHURCH ON LIVE CD
As Alexis P. Suter Ministers of Sound take the stage on “Live From Briggs Farm Blues Festival,” Suter, the powerhouse vocalist, says, “It’s great to have church on a day like today.” She’s not the fir...
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AARON FINK’S ‘GALAXIES’ A DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC MUSICAL JOURNEY
On “Galaxies,” Aaron Fink’s third solo album after his tenure in the wildly popular alternative metal band Breaking Benjamin came to an end, the guitarist, singer and songwriter offers a deeply person...
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DEAN WEEN GROUP PAINTS THE TOWN BROWN ON ‘THE DEANER ALBUM’
While it’s not officially a Ween release, the Dean Ween Group’s debut, “The Deaner Album,” should slake the thirst of fans who have been waiting since 2007 for new material. All of the beloved band’s ...
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