East India Youth – Culture of Volume

East India Youth – Culture of Volume

  Do you think you’re prepared for a musical flume ride? Sit in that hollowed out log and buckle down, because I don’t think you’re prepared. You’re going down the flume, when you realize that no, you don’t have a seatbelt, and you’re not in a flume at all. It’s...
We Slept At Last – Marika Hackman

We Slept At Last – Marika Hackman

  The brooding melodies of Marika Hackman’s We Slept At Last carry one through 45 minutes of trance inducing ballads. It sounds at times like a mystic court musician, telling wary tales of faraway lands, or the creed of an artist already versed in the...
Screaming Females – Rose Mountain

Screaming Females – Rose Mountain

Rose Mountain has Screaming Females bearing their fangs while simultaneously bearing their heart. The album opens with “Empty Head” an infectious catchy track that has the pop swagger and sensibility of the Ramones but the heaviness and grimy fuzz of Melancholy era...
Review: Uptown Special – Mark Ronson

Review: Uptown Special – Mark Ronson

New comers know him for the wildly popular song “Uptown Funk” featuring Bruno Mars…Yes featuring because that is not Bruno Mars’ song, which is what my own mother thought. I quickly educated her, and said this is Mark Ronson’s song!!!. I mostly know of Mark Ronson...
Review: In Bardo – White Arrows

Review: In Bardo – White Arrows

What can be said about something you feel has been done a million times before? That was my initial impression when it came to White Arrow’s sophomore album “In Bardo.” I didn’t know what to make of it, how to feel about it and what angle I should approach this album,...