Album Reviews

Toro Y Moi Anything in Return Reviewed by Dan Emmons     Toro Y Moi’s third album, Anything in Return, is a nostalgic and fascinating piece of work.  With the label of chillwave and previous albums regarded as reaches to disco and dance, this record sounds like the kind Read More

Erin McKeown Manifestra Reviewed by Michele Zipkin Manifestra may be Erin McKeown’s most powerful album to date.  Through this collection of songs that comprise her seventh studio album she conveys, quite pointedly and poetically, a variety of political and personal standpoints Read More

Dropkick Murphys Signed and Sealed in Blood Reviewed by Jason Sendaula With their latest, Signed and Sealed in Blood, the Dropkick Murphys continue their upward arc in the music world. Current fans will find even more the bands successful mixes of old and new sounds as the blend Read More

Sparklefight Sperm Tsunami Reviewed by Dan Emmons To say that this album is not for children might be the understatement of the post Mayan Calendar.  SparkleFiight’s latest album Sperm Tsunami is an extreme take on the punk genre first pioneered by the likes of The Vandals, where Read More

Shane Palko Good Times Reviewed by Dan Emmons Good Times is described on Shane Palko’s website as “A collection of fun songs recorded by Shane and his friends over the course of one coffee-ful month, using an eight-track reel-to-reel tape machine.”  It is very evident that this Read More

Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Reviewed by Dan Emmons Platinum selling artist Bruno Mars is back with another fantastic album following the multi-Grammy nominated success of Doo-Wops & Hooligans.  The December release is entitled Unorthodox Jukebox, and I do not think I have Read More