Octagrape – Emotional Oil Star Rating: 5/5 Tracks: 4 Overview Emotional Oil is a short but impactful EP from San Diego based band, Octagrape. Led by psychedelic guitarist and pastor Glen Galloway, the band infuses noise punk to their DIY roots in previous projects. The band is represented by SoundsFamilyre, a folk/christian label whose most […]
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The Strokes – Angles Star Rating: 5/5 Tracks: 10 Overview The Strokes are one of the most influential bands to participate in the Garage Rock Revival, which lasted from the late nineties until circa 2010. Angles is a significant work because it represents an attempt to keep the indie and post-punk genres alive. While the heyday for […]
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Cold War Kids – Dear Miss Lonelyhearts Star rating: 5/5 Tracks: 10 Overview Dear Miss Lonelyhearts marks the band’s fourth full length studio album and places the band right where it needed to be. Their previous album had drifted toward pop, but didn’t quite sell out. This album swings the opposite direction, giving us some […]
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Muse – Simulation Theory Star Rating: 4/5 Tracks: 11 Overview Simulation Theory is the eighth rock and roll album from powerhouse trio, Muse. These purveyors of polished, dystopian shock rock are back at it with similar antics, but now in purple, pink, and black. With a few hit singles and lots of synthesizer, listening to […]
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Young the Giant – Mirror Master Star rating: 5/5 Track Listing: 12 Overview Mirror Master is Young the Giant’s fourth studio album so far, and although it blazes a trail far from where the band started, this record packs a punch. It offers many radio-friendly hits, but doesn’t shy away from the lush soundscapes and […]
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Weezer – The Green Album Star Rating: 5/5 Tracks: 10 Overview Weezer’s “green album” is one of the pillars of their discography. Spawning hits and singles including “Island in the Sun”, “Hash Pipe”, and “Photograph”. Due to it’s chart domination, It remains a lodestar for the rock and roll community and a few of the […]
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