ALBUM REVIEW: TOM KEIFER — “THE WAY LIFE GOES”
Tom Keifer’s blues-drenched voice was a signature sound of 1980s and early ’90s hard rock – a voice that, unfortunately, has been silent for nearly 20 years, with no new recorded output from his band ...
ReadmoreALBUM REVIEW: BRASS BED — “THE SECRET WILL KEEP YOU”
Enveloped in an uneasy haze of steel guitar, Brass Bed tells us, “I never believed it was true/ That life was just something to do” until the day “that death follows through.” It’s not exactly a pep ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: DAWES — “STORIES DON’T END”
While Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers have stomped and strummed their way to the forefront of the latest folk revival, Dawes have forged a quieter path. And as the California band shows in it...
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ALBUM REVIEW: ANTHRAX — “ANTHEMS”
Unlike many of its peers in heavy-metal world, Anthrax is a band that has never fallen into the trap of taking itself too seriously. In the past, the New York thrash-metal outfit has filled some of t...
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ALBUM REVIEW: COLDPLAY — “EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFALL”
By Ryan Leas Not too long after the release of their last full-length, 2008's excellent “Viva la Vida or Death and All of his Friends,” Coldplayseemed to be in a prolific mood. About six months later...
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ALBUM REVIEW: CULTS — “CULTS”
By Ryan Leas After an immense degree of hype in the wake of a few Internet hits and a massive amount of attention from media outlets like Pitchfork, New York duo Cults finally arrives with their firs...
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ALBUM REVIEW: MY MORNING JACKET — “CIRCUITAL”
By Ryan Leas My Morning Jacket has always had a penchant for stunning first tracks, the sort of first songs that simultaneously function as gutsy opening salvos and markers that set the stage for wha...
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ALBUM REVIEW: EDDIE VEDDER — “UKELELE SONGS”
By Ryan Leas 2011 marks Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary, an occasion the band is commemorating with a series of events and releases, ranging from a documentary to a band-curated festival in Wisconsin. O...
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ALBUM REVIEW: THE HEAD AND THE HEART — “THE HEAD AND THE HEART”
By Michael Lello Some artists bury their emotions and their intent under gauzy walls of sound or inscrutable lyrics; if you get the underlying message, great, and if you don’t, well, that’s just fine...
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ALBUM REVIEW: WARREN HAYNES — “MAN IN MOTION”
By Michael Lello Warren Haynes has been a fine soul singer for several decades, but you can forgive the world for not paying much notice. You’ll have that when you’re known as one of the premier guit...
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