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KAVA KAVA – Forwardsreviewed by Garrett Lyons
RUBY THROAT – The Ventriloquistreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Consistency is a double-edged sword. Sure, it produces a fabulously cohesive album. But it also has the capability to produce some downright boring albums. Happily, [...]
THE ORANGES BAND – Are Invisiblereviewed by Garrett Lyons
The Oranges Band put out an album of respectable alt-rock with a slight Brit-pop twinge to it. The opening track, “Ottobar Afterhours,” is simply a [...]
FOOD – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
FOOD perfectly sums up one of the biggest problems with heavy rock. Each time the band gets going into some semblance of energy and entertainment, [...]
THE CATALYST – Swallow Your Teethreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Get ready to defend yourself in a court of law against noise violations. The Catalyst forgot where the volume knob was and decided that destroying [...]
LITANY FOR THE WHALE – Doloresreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Ever been out somewhere and there’s a person sitting next to you who looks so familiar, but you just can’t quite place where you’ve seen [...]
ANCIENT SKY – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
Every so often an album comes around and totally warps minds. Sometimes, this mind warping isn’t such a good thing. Well, guess what? Ancient Sky [...]
THE COMMONWEALTH – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
This album is a cry for help. The Commonwealth has all the right influences. It’s rock inspired by jazz, folk, and even a hint of [...]
COOLER BY THE LAKE – S/Treviewed by Garrett Lyons
I can’t tell if this is a joke or not. Take an album cover with every rock and roll cliché from torn jeans to leather [...]
SUGAR & GOLD – Crèmereviewed by Garrett Lyons
Sugar & Gold’s effort Crème can be easily described in one word: derivative. It’s derivative of the smooth ‘80s pop of artists like T’Pau or [...]
MARLON CHERRY – Ancient Sound, Modern Dancereviewed by Garrett Lyons
Ancient Sound, Modern Dance is a 52-minute long head trip. Cherry takes his sound and rolls it from Latin dance to West African jazz to [...]
MONSTER SQUAD – Fire the Faithreviewed by Garrett Lyons
If you like albums that are pure noise in the vein of groups like The Casualties then Fire the Faith is for you. The music [...]
KADDISFLY – The Four Seasons EPreviewed by Garrett Lyons
It’s a rare EP that makes me want to give myself alcohol poisoning on a Monday night. Kaddisfly has somehow pulled that off with the [...]
SAFE HOME – The Wide World and All We Knowreviewed by Garrett Lyons
Safe Home is a Dutch acoustic group that utilizes male and female harmonies to make an atmospheric spacey bit of alt-folk. Shades of Ani DiFranco [...]
V/A – Saving Lives: Warped Tour 2006reviewed by Garrett Lyons
This is a compilation CD put together by SideCho Records on behalf of the American Red Cross, to be used as a giveaway for teens [...]
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