CD Review: Baroness – Live at Maida Vale
While the live songs sound great, they aren't too different from their studio versions. Review by Daniel del Ben After a pretty hectic year (to put it lightly), Baroness returns in 2013 with American and European tours, as well as a live four song EP. ...
CD Review: Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
…Like Clockwork feels like the band is wiping the slate clean and trying to find its voice all over again. Review by David Feltman There’s nothing “like clockwork” about the Queens of the Stone Age’s sixth album. Aside from the fact that the band’s hiat ...
CD Review: ASG – Blood Drive
The riffs on Blood Drive are mean and trudging, but the vocals rarely reflect any malice. Review by David Feltman Despite being based out of Wilmington, NC, ASG captures the arid desert rock of Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age and blends it with the l ...
CD Review: Kylesa – Ultraviolet
The album starts with a sledgehammer and ends with a whisper. Review by David Feltman Kylesa’s special brand of proggy post-sludge lands somewhere sonically in between ISIS and Melvins. The band drips with drone and sludge, but is never afraid to dip i ...
Vinyl Review: Armed With Legs – Armed With Legs
Even though Armed With Legs doesn’t seem interested in big and loud, it knows how to wield its stillness like a sledgehammer. Review by David Feltman As the name might suggest, Armed With Legs is a peculiar band. The Seattle two-piece t ...
CD Review: Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
Few rappers have such a natural knack for syllabic strokes and rhythmic rhymes. Review by David Feltman Few rappers have such a natural knack for syllabic strokes and rhythmic rhymes as Chance the Rapper and his second mixtape, Acid Rap, demonstrates t ...
CD Review: Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
This may not be Daft Punk’s most danceable album, but it’s certainly its most personal. Review by David Feltman From the Stephen Hawking vocalizations to the funky rhythms, Daft Punk picks up where it left off without missing a beat. But they may have s ...
CD Review: Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
Baroque faux-harpsichord and organ lines dot the album’s compositions, striking a hymnal feel both celebratory and somber. Review by David Feltman Vampire Weekend earned their success on upbeat, Afro-Cuban clave-inspired rockers, but its new album is f ...
CD Review: Iggy and the Stooges – Ready to Die
No longer the streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm, Iggy is not hesitant to branch out with a jazzy rock tune or an introspective ballad. Review by David Feltman When drugs ripped The Stooges apart back in the '70s no one expected the semi ...
CD Review: Purson – The Circle and the Blue Door
This is black magic hippie music right down to the album cover. Review by David Feltman It’s been four years since Ipso Facto broke up, but luckily Rosalie Cunningham never quit making music. Her iconic look and retro sound make her an ideal front woma ...