February 4, 2014

By Sebastian Mackay Melodime. It’s a portmanteau that means “memories in the form of sound”. And that’s exactly what this band’s albums create: memories. Formed in a hayloft outside DC in the summer of 2006 Melodime isn’t only creating memories for themselves. The Read More

Cymbals The Age Of Fracture Reviewed by: Sebastian Mackay     I love the feeling of this album. The motivation behind it is the fragmentation of ideas, life can get too complicated and can become paralyzing. It’s not a concept album per se but it is an album with a Read More

Marissa Nadler July Reviewed by: Melissa Komar     July, Marissa Nadler’s sixth full-length album, offers a private glimpse at a relationship gone bad and the painful process of reflecting on what went wrong.  Over the course of the forty-six minutes worth of eleven Read More

Broken Bells After the Disco Reviewed by: Melissa Komar     After the Disco, Broken Bells’ second full-length collaboration album is a mixture of eleven electronic-infused, pop-rock, sometimes disco-era inspired tracks of awesomeness.  Vocals are provides by Read More

Bombay Bicycle Club So Long, See You Tomorrow Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     As one of the UK’s most ambitious bands, Bombay Bicycle Club breaks out of the indie rock shell in their fourth album in five years. Frontman Jack Steadman penned So Long, See You Read More

El Ten Eleven For Emily Reviewed By: Sebastian Mackay     For Emily is a very short EP of three fairly long tracks (falling between five and seven minute mark), all of which are instrumental. The sound is inventive and a little bit different with some electronic moments Read More