Lana Del Rey | Ultraviolence | Rating: 7/11 | A sweet and soft voice that ripples with boredom as the artificial flavoring of a gangster’s life is on display in Lana Del Rey’s third studio album, Ultraviolence. With outlandish song titles like “I F*****d My Way To The Top,” “The Other Woman” and “Pretty When You Cry,” listeners will be surprised by the […]
Jack White | Lazaretto | Rating: 7/11 | Jack White’s second full length solo album, Lazaretto, is the cleanest sound to come from White in almost twenty years. White is well-known for releasing raw eccentric records in the past. Most of the records he produces take less than two weeks to start and finish; Lazaretto took a year and a […]
LP | Forever for Now | Rating: 9.8/ 11 | LP’s debut album is an absolute breath of fresh air. From start to finish, every track is exceptional and radio-worthy. It’s ultimately satisfying considering this talented songwriter is not new to the game, having penned tracks released by the likes of Rihanna and Christina Aguilera. Now it’s her turn to shine. […]
Kan Wakan | Moving On | Rating: 8.5/11 | If you take an album’s cover artwork into consideration with regard to the contents housed within, then Kan Wakan’s debut album, Moving On, might infer a stalemate of sorts. Musical, emotional, temporal fixedness not unlike the mythological Sisyphus and his cyclically vicious boulder issues, whom the artwork appears to be inspired by. Yes and no, where Kan Wakan are […]
Sukekiyo | Immortalis | Rating: 6.9/11 | It’s a bizarre concept to think of vocalist Kyo without Dir en grey but that’s what Sukekiyo has forced fans to do. While he had dabbled in poetry and photography in the past, these projects never clearly threatened his ability to front Dir en grey. Until now. The first album, Immortalis, consists of […]
The Black Keys | Turn Blue | Rating: 10 / 11 | By: Rodney Schmidt | The Black Keys have partly ditched the blues riffs and straight rock and roll sound for some classic pedal-pushing grooves in their new album, Turn Blue. The classic drum beats and prolonged strums on lower frets still bleed in the songs, but now there […]
Neon Trees | Pop Psychology | Rating: 8/11 | Upon first listen, the newest album from Neon Trees blends into one sugary pop smoothie. Perfect for a hot day, it’s cool, refreshing and goes down easy without any major surprises. Play it again though and words start to float to the surface. It gets personal, sometimes too personal. Every song starts to read […]
