On Monday night grunge pioneers Alice in Chains serenaded an Orlando crowd with the melancholic soundtrack they perfected. The deep droning guitars, pounding drums, and ferocious vocals associated with the
[rating=6.00] Restless Ones, the fifth studio album by Ohio rockers Heartless Bastards, is perhaps the band’s loudest album. Though their lo-fi garage rock roots are still apparent, Restless Ones has
[rating=6.00] Of course Franz Ferdinand joined forces with Sparks on a new album. The Glasgow post-punk quartet was heavily influenced by the pop rock pioneers, with their snarky songwriting, infectious
[rating=8.00] Delta Rae, the dynamic folk-rock sextet from North Carolina, returns with a sophomore release that is even more ambitious than their debut. After It All is a diverse collection
[rating=8.00] Allison Moorer, one of the strongest voices in alt-country, returns for her eighth studio album and the first for eOne Nashville. Down to Believing is Moorer’s most provocative album
[rating=7.00] It has been seven years since Swedish songwriter Jose Gonzalez’s last solo album, though he has been far from idle in the meantime. Recording two albums with Junip –
[rating=8.00] Once the Dodos wrapped recording on 2013’s Carrier, the San Francisco duo realized that they still had a lot more to say. Wanting to capture the momentum, they immediately
[rating=8.00] “The Singer Addresses His Audience” begins the Decemberists’ seventh album with the narrator defending his band against claims of selling out. “We know you threw your arms around us
[rating=9.00] Eight years after his last studio album, 9, Damien Rice returns with a short but powerful collection of emotional folk. Though much has changed in the meantime – everything
[rating=7.00] With 2012’s Take the Kids Off Broadway, Foxygen made a bold statement with a debut album that was delightfully quirky while unabashedly derivative. The ambitious release was equal parts
