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Miles Nielsen: PresentsThe Rusted Hearts

Jason Macneil June 4, 2012 No Comments

Julian and Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Jakob Dylan. All of them share the surnames of some of rock’s biggest icons and thus all have had to forge their own career from under a huge (and at times almost unfair) shadow that John Lennon, George Harrison and Bob Dylan have created. But if you’re father still is known in rock circles but doesn’t quite have that stratosphere level of fame, you can still carve your own road. And a perfect example of that comes in Chicago singer-songwriter Miles Nielsen.

Amos Lee: As The Crow Fliers (EP)

Brian Palmer June 1, 2012 No Comments

While Amos Lee managed to give the world one of 2011’s most notable releases—Mission Bell—he didn’t give us everything. The As the Crow Flies EP features six more cuts from the Mission Bell sessions and if nothing else, these tracks demonstrate just how fruitful and creative those sessions were because any of these songs could have justifiably landed on the original release. More of a companion piece than a separate album, fans who dug Lee’s Billboard Top 200-topping Bell will enjoy Crow because it plays to the same strengths.

The Walkmen: Heaven

Jeff Strowe June 1, 2012 No Comments

The Walkmen have been on an incredible winning streak, composing stellar albums and putting on electric shows for well over a decade now. Their star has risen to the point where they have attracted a strong enough fan base that allows them to follow their life changes in song as well as in real time. They’ve moved from chronicling the unpredictability of twenty-something life to meditating on a new set of challenges that accompanies a new chapter of life. Here, they march right along without skipping a beat.

Beach House: Bloom

Peter Zimmerman May 30, 2012 No Comments

Bloom does exactly what its title announces: open up and reveal a maturity and depth to the work that the band has certainly hit before, but never yet in such a cohesive, constant and compelling way.

The Cult: Choice of Weapon

Dan Berthiaume May 30, 2012 No Comments

Choice of Weapon is The Cult’s first full-length release of new studio material in five years. Judging by the album’s dark lyrical content and heavy duty riffs, during that half-decade the band has seen some harrowing times.

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Everybody’s Talkin’

Nick Gunther May 25, 2012 No Comments

The fact is that right now there is simply nothing stopping the Tedeschi Trucks Band. If the current state of this band describes its immediate outlook for the future, the unit may be headed back to Swamp Raga to spend some time in the near future. The Tedeschi Trucks Band is in a separate class of professionalism, and Everybody’s Talkin’ depicts that representation most effectively.

The Parlotones: Journey Through The Shadows

Chris Calarco May 25, 2012 No Comments

The Parlotones are the musical equivalent of drinking with your favorite crush. The one who likes to tease you by buying drinks with that knowing smile but only offers verbal tales of angst and confusion. You know its a little manipulative but damn it feels good. Then in the morning you’re confused. Why did you do that to yourself?

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