Happy Hollow (2006) is Cursive’s fifth full-length album, released after an indefinite hiatus by the band and more than three years after the highly acclaimed The Ugly Organ (2003). Happy Hollow was forced into a departure from Cursive’s previous sound, as cellist Greta Cohn had announced her departure from the band about one year before [...]
“I’m not a name to keep at arm’s length.” Hip-hop artist Aelsop Rock (born Ian Matthias Bavitz)’s 2001 album Labor Days makes apparent this lyric from the otherwise mind-bogglingly cryptic “Coma” - Aesop Rock is an artist with a powerful message, and one who should not be ignored. Regardless of whether you enjoy commercial rap [...]
Chutes Too Narrow currently stands as the second of three full-length albums released by The Shins. Clearly this album is no longer new—it was released in 2004—and the band’s newest release, Wincing The Night Away, has seen the top of the charts in recent years. So why review an album which was released over four [...]
The RX Bandits don’t play ska any more. Their newest album, …And The Battle Begun, is probably more “progressive rock” than anything else. But it really goes beyond a simple term. The eclectic yet powerful sound of the new Bandits album is more reminiscent of “21st Century Schizoid Man” than any Specials or Less Than Jake [...]