On their latest release, the underwhelming Push the Button, the Chemical Brothers return to a technique last explored, to far greater success, on 1997
Lead singer Rachel Hagen sounds a bit like Gwen Stefani, except with better vocalizations on the rock tracks. On slower songs she sounds like Amy Lee of Evanescence, except coarser.
Bishop Allen is a DIY paragon, though it
For music lovers who dig old classic rock music like Pink Floyd, The WHO, Led Zeppelin, The Doors and the Rolling Stones, The Soundtrack of Our Lives is a perfect fit. The group has been around for more than ten years and just released their sixth studio album, Origin Vol. 1. The band brings to life unexpected combinations of 60’s pop, soul and garage psychedelia with 70’s high-energy rock-n-roll, plus a tinge of boogie.
Since Trey Anastasio walked off the stage at the conclusion of Phish’s final
show last August, the red-headed frontman has been about as mysteriously absent as Brian Wilson was in his “bedroom” hey day. So it was no surprise that debuting his new band at a stealthy benefit show for the Vermont Land Trust would take only two hours to sellout. And before showtime, there were plenty of those familiar looking, ticket-less fans begging for a chance to see Anastasio unveil his latest endeavor – 70 Volt Parade.
Often compared to Pink Floyd, The Secret Machines process a rather insane amalgam of flavors, which come out the other side to form something legitimately original. It is wholly beguiling and wildly entertaining, delivered with an ingrained gravitas that dwarfs most of the piffly indie rockers with whom the Machines share their New York scene.
It is this combination of new styles with their classic sound that make the Funky Meters a hit among later musicians and generations, and this performance is the epitome of that.
After a seven year lapse between albums, Percy Hill has returned via their recognized 70
