Reviews
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December 7, 2009
Lost Ocean's back... and better than before.
December 1, 2009
I Built The Cross - Bridging The Gap Between Mind And Heart
Do you smell something burning? That would be my ears...
November 22, 2009
Divided By Friday - Holy Nights and Snowball Fights
Christmas time is here! Here's some good music to get into the season with!
November 21, 2009
MxPx - Left Coast Punk EP
New music from MxPx!
November 15, 2009
We Shot The Moon - A Silver Lining
We Shot The Moon have released their impressive sophmore LP, A Silver Lining. Click to read the full review.
Family Force 5 - Christmas Pageant
Family Force 5 offer their take on some classic Christmas tracks along with 2 new songs.
Joy Electric - Favorites at Play
Joy Electric's Favorites At Play, You know you're curious about this.
November 12, 2009
Deuteronomium - From The Midst Of Battle
Deuteronium
November 11, 2009
Templar - Dark Circus
Beware of the packaging... this probably isn't what you may think...
Sonic Martyr - s/t
A series of snapshots over the course of life...
Neviah Nevi - Tales Of Terror
Thus begins my foray into the heavier side of things...
November 9, 2009
The Waiting Kind - In The Land Of Hope
Got worship?
The House And The Human - It Began With A Chorus...
There's a lot to be said about a guy, a guitar... and a good cup of coffee...
November 6, 2009
Cool Hand Luke - The Fires of Life
In light of the end of a decade and the fact the end of this year is going to be REALLY slow on new releases I'm going to be reviewing some old gems from this past decade as well as some duds. It's to fill out our database of albums as well as prepare for the Best of 2000's lists the staff is working on. Here's a beauty by Cool Hand Luke that shouldn't be missed!
November 3, 2009
Switchfoot - Hello Hurricane
Here we are at last, one week away from the much anticipated release from the veteran band, Switchfoot. Hello Hurricane is the start of something new for the band and you can read on to see how they used their new-found creative freedom.
October 28, 2009
Gwen Stacy - A Dialogue
Gwen Stacy released their Solid State debut last week and after spending some time with it a verdict has been reached. A Dialogue is worth owning for any fan of the genre. Read on to see why that may be.
October 27, 2009
Switchfoot - Oh! Gravity
One week until the Hello Hurricane review and two weeks until its release but here's a review of the 2006 gem Oh! Gravity. Switchfoot seem to get better with age as they fine tune their talent.
October 23, 2009
The Almost - Monster Monster
The highly anticipated new album from The Almost titled Monster Monster releasing November 3rd on Tooth and Nail/Virgin.
For All Those Sleeping - s/t
I'm left with the question, who's Janice... and what ain't funny?
Aeroflop - Daycripple
This band may be gone... but it certainly shouldn't be forgotten.
October 20, 2009
Switchfoot - Nothing Is Sound
It's week 5 of our 7 Weeks of Switchfoot and that means the 2005 release, Nothing Is Sound, is up to bat. You likely won't find many albums that flow better than this one from one track to the next and if you've missed out you can get it for $2 new at Amazon! Just be sure to give it time to grow on you.
October 19, 2009
Ives The Band - The Incredible Story of Mr. Birch
Artist: Ives The Band
Album: The Incredible Story of Mr. Birch
Label: Independent
Release Date: 10/1/09
Reviewed By: Tyler Hess
Tracklisting:
- Funfair
- The Joker
- The Hero
- Archie The Equilibrist
- Mr. Birch
- The Ringleader
- Bye Bye Mr. Moon
- Colonel Maxwell
- The Lonely One
- Reprise
October 13, 2009
Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown
We are now less than a month away until Switchfoot's seventh album drops but this week it's time to revisit their major label debut. Infectious hooks, memorable riffs, and passionate lyrics abound in The Beautiful Letdown.
October 12, 2009
Luther-N - Dogmatics
Band: Luther-N
Album: Dogmatics
Label: YoungSide Records
Release Date:
Reviewed By: Chris W
Tracklisting:
01: The Atonement
02: Rest In Peace
03: Confession
04: Show Me Now
05: I Believe
06: Just By Faith
07: The Show
08: Nobody Move
09: The Table
10: Take My Life
11: Reformation
Christian industrial has pretty much stayed in the background of the general music scene. With only a few bands making any kind of name for themselves such as Mortal, Circle Of Dust, and Klank. The cold hard fact in my experience is that when it comes to industrial your either good or downright awful, there’s not much of a middle ground.… Continued →
October 6, 2009
The Almost - Monster EP
My review of the not so scary EP released from The Almost titled "Monster".
Switchfoot - Learning to Breathe
Week 3 of our Switchfoot marathon (of sorts) is here and this time we visit Switchfoot's transitional album that bridged the gap between two different eras of their career. Some of the best songs they've written are found here so you can't miss it!
October 3, 2009
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
The review of Paramore's anticipated new album, Brand New Eyes.
October 2, 2009
Davy Jones' Locker - Schizophrenia, The Dance Machine
Great rock all the way from Norway... and a chance to win some of it as well...
Delay Trees - Soft Construction EP
There's obviously more afoot in Finland than just producing talented hockey players...
September 30, 2009
Inhale Exhale - Bury Me Alive
Inhale Exhale are releasing their third album with Solid State Records on October 6th. Read on to see if it's worth picking up and how it stands with other releases in the genre from this year.