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Hit The Switch Review
Hit The Switch Domestic Tranquility & Social Justice (Nitro) Concise SoCal punks Hit The Switch are quick at the controls on latest album.
Daughters Review
Daughters Hell Songs (Hydra Head) It’s a shame “extreme” has been co-opted by ESPN, Mountain Dew, and other mainstream entities, because the word really goes for bands like Rhode Island’s Daughters.
Gin Blossoms Reviewed
Gin Blossoms Major Lodge Victory (Hybrid) It probably isn’t possible to judge the Gin Blossoms without invoking their history, especially if they’re repeating it.
Blood Meridian Reviewed
Blood Meridian Kick Up The Dust (V2) You can’t keep a good Black Mountain man down.
Lola Ray Reviewed
Lola Ray Liars (Benevolent/226/Red Ink) Brooklyn’s Lola Ray pull a Longwave on their sophomore album.
Bernard Fanning Reviewed
Bernard Fanning Tea & Sympathy (Lost Highway) Former Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning sits on the front porch for his solo debut.
The Delgados Reviewed
The Delgados The Complete BBC Peel Sessions (Transdreamer) The Delgados will ultimately be remembered more for their contributions to ’90s Scottish indie infrastructure than their music, unjust as it might be.
Comets On Fire Reviewed
Comets On Fire Avatar (Sub Pop) A barrage of dope-greased guitar licks isn’t usually enough for Santa Cruz’s dirt merchants. But things are a little controlled this time.
Chrome Division Reviewed
Chrome Division Doomsday Rock ‘N Roll (Nuclear Blast) Death metal’s fuckin’ hard. Sometimes you need to just form a band and let off steam
Reckless Kelly Reviewed
Reckless Kelly Reckless Kelly Was Here (Sugar Hill) Reckless Kelly Was Here gives the chilling impression it’s supposed to be Frampton Comes Alive. Hopefully we’ve learned that lesson.
New London Fire Reviewed
New London Fire I Sing The Body Holographic (Eyeball) Former Sleep Station members morph into a more synth-oriented, anthemo concoction.
Wise In Time
Wise In Time The Ballad Of The Den Men (Crammed/Ryko) Former Juryman Ian Simmonds takes the dark roads through Bristol.
Hunters, Run! review
Hunters, Run! Broken Sounds (self released) Falling asleep making lo-fi bedroom rock and dreaming of stadium glory.
Jeffrey Luck Lucas review
Jeffrey Luck Lucas What We Whisper (Antebellum) An album that is on no schedule whatsoever and will get there when it friggin’ gets there.
The Finals review
The Finals Plan Your Getaway (Immortal) New Jersey pop punks avoid the teen and O.C. clichés, opting for an effective, if frill-less formula.
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