Album Reviews

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Days of Abandon Reviewed By: Brian Roser This album is about love. Searching for it, finding it, keeping it and losing it again. As such, the lyrics and melodies range from the peppy and upbeat to the melancholy and bittersweet. All the while, Kip Read More

Neon Trees Pop Psychology Reviewed by: Lara Supan   I have a feeling Neon Trees didn’t actually pass their Psych 101 class. If Pop Psychology means generic lyrics, semi-incoherent choruses and an album that basically sounds like one super long song, then they got it Read More

NEEDTOBREATHE Rivers in the Wasteland Reviewed by: Lara Supan     This album is heard best with the car windows down going at least 70 mph on an open road. Talk about space- this collection of Americana Rock anthems would make anyone yearn for a Motorcycle Diaries-esque Read More

Deleted Scenes Lithium Burn Reviewed by: Lara Supan A review from Paste calls Deleted Scene’s type of music “impossible to categorize”. I’d probably just go with “bad”. This album is abysmal. It starts with the ironic lyric “be not afraid, we know the way”, when it’s Read More

Diane Cluck Boneset Reviewed by: Jaz Bowens   I listened to Diane Cluck’s Boneset two ways. I let her eight track album play throughout the house as I cleaned, organized, and relaxed for a bit after work. It was a nice back drop. Her music went with the slight winds and Read More

Brother Bad Self-Titled Reviewed by: Lara Supan   This comes from the heart- Brother Bad, please don’t quit your day jobs. Ever. I thought I had heard bad heavy metal, but these songs sound like ones the fictional band Mouse Rat, from Parks and Recreation, would cover. Read More