Album Reviews

Angela Sheik One By One Reviewed by Brittany Rotondo     Angela Sheik is a self proclaimed “acoustic disc jockey” from Buffalo, NY who turns heads just as fast as she does beats. Classically trained on flute, piano and voice, Sheik is a serious force to be Read More

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Push the Sky Away Reviewed by John Selwyn     Push The Sky Away is Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 18th release, and it’s the first we’ve heard from The Bad Seeds in roughly five years. This time around we have something certainly less Read More

Golden Grrrls Self titled Reviewed by Michele Zipkin     The tunes on the first self-titled, Slumberland-released album of Glasgow-based Golden Grrrls are catchy and addictive.  Perhaps inspired by (or definitely similar to) ’80s and ’90s riot (girl) bands Read More

Iceage You’re Nothing Reviewed by Andi Bricklin     Noise, chaos, disjointed thoughts, feelings of aggression and hopelessness.   Is “hardcore emo-punk” a genre?  Because that is where I would classify this sophomore release from Iceage. The lads of Iceage have Read More

 Flume Self titled Reviewed by Michele Zipkin   The twenty-one-year-old Australian producer whose musical nom de plume is Flume has been making positive waves in the beat-making scene with his debut self-titled record, officially released on February 19th.  This young artist Read More

Bullet For My Valentine Temper Temper Reviewed by Andi Bricklin       Headbangers unite! Bullet For My Valentine has put together an album that is bound to send you to the chiropractor. The first note of this album is a long painful scream which sets the tone for Read More