Category: Music Reviews Archive

By: Kevin Karn Mind Over Matter Young the Giant Fueled by Ramen Records Release Date: January 21, 2014 When Young the Giant released their self-titled, debut album in 2010, the band’s sound reflected who they were at the time: a group of rock musicians from Southern California. Having spent their […]

  By: John Barnum Knivsta Lyonn 07 January, 2014 A talented musician and songwriter by the name of Tyler Gelrund has released a new EP called Knivsta. The album is composed of three heart melting songs; “Silver Screen Love,” “Bastille Day,” and “Iceberg”; and is a part of the artist’s […]

By: John Barnum What The… Black Flag SST Records 3 December, 2013 With only one original band member, the band’s founder Gregg Ginn, Black Flag and SST records released the album What The… on Tuesday Dec. 3rd It is Black Flag’s first album since 1986 and it may be their […]

By: Clarisse Hansard SEACATS Fin Records There’s a different air to the way that the members of Washington based band, SEACATS, approaches their music. “Anybody who has seen anything about us at all online kind of understands that it’s all a joke,” explains Josh Davis, one creative half of the […]

By: Sten Golds Love’s Crushing Diamond Mutual Benefit Other Music Recording Company 3 December, 2013 Mutual Benefit’s Love’s Crushing Diamond, released by Jordan Lee under the moniker Mutual Benefit serves as an empty boxcar eager to carry. Inside the boxcar there is nothing however; everything that is provided can be summed […]

By: Vincent Vidaurri Twin Forks EP Twin Forks Dine Alone Records Released: September 17, 2013 The release of Twin Forks’ self-titled EP feels likes veterans at work rather than the debut EP of a new band. For good reason too, as the band features Chris Carrabba, who also sings for […]

By: Paul Huether Common Courtesy A Day To Remember Release Date: 8 October, 2013 After releasing the single “Violence (Enough is Enough)” over nine months ago, A Day to Remember (ADTR) released their latest album, Common Courtesy, earlier this week. At first glance, anyone who has listened to ADTR in […]

By: Juan Barragan Acorn Project Shift Acorn Project has just released their newest album, Shift. Just by looking and reading the text on the inside cover of the album, you can tell that this band is unique. They acknowledge that their music is derived from a diverse range of influences. […]