Salt Palace = Anoraak + Magnetism … read more
Local Review: Salt Palace – Eyes Like Night
Local Review: Sentou – Towelette
Sentou = Washed Out + Mister Brightside … read more
Local Review: Robyn Cage – Slow The Devil (Deluxe Digital)
Robyn Cage = Florence & The Machine + Lana Del Rey … read more
Local Review: Scary Uncle Steve – Memento Mori
Scary Uncle Steve = Mischief Brew + Stark Raving Mad + The Dreadnoughts … read more
Local Review: Say Hey – Soup & Salad
Say Hey = Allah-Las + The Growlers … read more
Local Review: Sally Yoo – Tender
Sally Yoo = Twin Sister + Disasterpiece … read more
Local Review: Rope or Bullets – Call It for What You Want
Rope or Bullets Call It for What You Want Rope or Bullets = Atom and His Package + Modern English From the band that brought you “I Love Personality,” the outright best song on the Death By Salt compilation, comes a six-song precursor to a full-length album. Rope or Bullets, though not the rockin’est
Local Review: Seconds Away – Self-titled demo
Seconds Away Self-titled demo Seconds Away = The Used + Gift Anon + Drive-Thru Records OK, I put Gift Anon in there because of the tender vocals. They should send their CDs only to Drive-Thru Records and Jade Tree and call it good. Seconds Away are pretty good at making emo that doesn’t suck, thanks
Local Review: Scoob Serious – Standing in the Gap
Scoob Serious Standing in the Gap Visualize Scoob Serious = The Bible + Cypress Hill Christian rap can be annoying, but Scoob Serious comes off sincere and non-self-righteous about his religious convictions, rapping directly but non-melodramatically in his knowing purr about his past life as a gangster leading a double life behind his young
Local Review: Ryan Boud – Falling Stars
Ryan Bound Falling Stars Ryan Boud = Jade Tree + acoustic guitar + Gathering Osiris Ryan Boud probably wants to be signed, but he already sounds like he’s on a label—the packaging, production and delivery of his music is pretty much Pollyanna perfect. Bitterness against perfect-aspiring people aside, Ryan Boud’s songwriting is quite impressive
Local Review: Royal Bliss – After the Chaos II
Royal Bliss After the Chaos II Air Castle Records Royal Bliss = Vertical Horizon + P.O.D. For how many people can’t stand Royal Bliss, they sure show up the hatahs with After the Chaos II. Sure, Royal Bliss come from a surefire mainstream perspective, but how. This album has more catchy hooks than an 18th-century
Local Review: SEQ CHAPTER h r 1Venus Euphoric – The Other Nine Planets Are Next
SEQ CHAPTER h r 1Venus Euphoric The Other Nine Planets Are Next The Collective Intellegence/Chabrama Record Street: 2006 Venus Euphoric = AFI + any number of bands that sound like AFI What can be said about a band that isn’t fresh, creative or very interesting? Is it different if it is of a genre that
