Album Reviews

Joan As Police Woman – The Classic

It’s not that she’s never played with blues/soul before, but it’s the mission statement of Joan As Police Woman’s fourth album “The Classic,” and serves as the record’s unifying vision.

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The Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams

[rating=6.00] With the promos and lead up to The Hold Steady’s newest album Teeth Dreams, the group has talked about taking their time and returning with “Big Rock” aspirations. While

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Tycho – Awake (ALBUM REVIEW)

A fantastic group effort, “Awake” begins a new chapter for Tycho, one fans of Explosions in the Sky and instrumental rock could certainly warm up to. Longtime Tycho followers certainly have something to debate, but they have something to bob their heads to as well.

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War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream

[rating=6.00] More than once on his third album with the War on Drugs, Adam Granduciel sings about traveling in reverse and reckoning with the past. Both mirror his road-worn journey

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Yonrico Scott – Quest of the Big Drum

[rating=6.00] Quest of the Big Drum is the second solo album by acclaimed drummer Yonrico Scott, following his 2012 debut, Be In My World. In his sophomore release, Scott doesn’t

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Mozes and the Firstborn – Self Titled Debut

[rating=7.00] Despite what may be assumed, Mozes and the Firstborn are not a 90’s band from Seattle. The young group of friends hail from Eindhoven, Netherlands, and consist of singer, Melle

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311 – Stereolithic

[rating=5.00] 311 has spent months promoting its first proper album since 2009, rallying the base with email blasts, even setting a March 11th release date to coincide with the concert

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Band of Horses – Acoustic at the Ryman

[rating=7.00] Recorded over two days at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, Acoustic at the Ryman showcases the soft, melodic side of Band of Horses. The album is warm and

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Drive By Truckers – English Oceans

[rating=8.00] As founding members of Drive-By Truckers and long before that, as songwriting foils and kindred spirits amongst the Georgia and Alabama musical scenes, Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley, circa

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