Album Reviews

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Blue Record Reviewed by: Lexi Bissonnette     Unknown Mortal Orchesta’s Blue Record is the band’s first album into the world of acoustic music. Three tracks are acoustic versions of prior releases and the final two are acoustic Read More

Bottomless Pit Shade Perennial Reviewed by: Jason Sendaula Bottomless Pit’s Shade Perennial is a straight line of ever improving and impressive sound. After eight years together, the quartet (formed in Chicago), shows true signs of continuing growth and cohesion. The pictures Read More

The Strumbellas We Still Move on Dance Floors Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     With the doors to the mainstream music scene blasted clear off for alt-folk bands, they’ve been swarming the landscape like stampeding wildebeests. It’s difficult for a band of this Read More

The Fugitives Everything Will Happen Reviewed by: Stephen Krock     In The Fugitives’ new offering to the ever expanding folksy pop rock scene, Everything Will Happen does indeed come through on the promise of its title. The album is respectably diverse, with a Read More

Polica Shulamith Reviewed by: Lexi Bissonnette     Polica released their second album, Shulamith. It’s 12 tracks and ironically it was named after a Canadian feminist. Also ironic due to the somewhat graphic nature of the cover. True to their first release, this Read More

Brooke Waggoner Sing to Me- Live in Boston Reviewed by: Lexi Bissonnette     Brooke Waggoner released her first full length live album Sing to Me- Live in Boston. The album was recorded at Berklee College of Music this past spring. It contains 11 tracks from previous Read More