Rooney | Rooney | Rating: 8/11 | Reviewed by: Jennifer F. | Rooney’s debut album by the same name was released on May 20th of 2003 through Geffen Records. All songs on the disc were written by a now 21-year-old Robert Carmine. The age of the band allows for a fresh, young, and catchy first release. However, the youngness is also responsible for the simplistic nature […]

Elefant | Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid | Rating: 10/11 | Reviewed by: Jesica Fowler | Elefant is a New York based band made up of four members, Diego Garcia (vocals), Mod (keyboard), James Jeffrey Berall (bass and backing vocals), and Kevin McAdams (drums). Their album, Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid, consists of 10 tracks squeezed into thirty-two minutes of fun and upbeat tunes. The album is a great […]

Cursive | The Ugly Organ | Rating: 8.5/11 | Reviewed by: Jennifer F. | Cursive created an interesting album in The Ugly Organ. The disc is unified through a unique method of storytelling. The second track, “Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand,” introduces the coming songs with its own lyrics that read, “And now, we proudly present songs of perverse and songs of lament / A couple […]