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By: Calum Slingerland – With his third studio effort, French electro producer Vitalic once again proves he is a master at creating dance tracks with feeling – treading the fine line between brooding and bombastic. With 2009’s Flashmob, Vitalic drew on new-disco and house music influences to create a wonderful record. Three years later, he … Continue reading
By: Calum Slingerland – ★★★★★ Since 2010, Deftones have changed and grown together as a band. With bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma resulting from a car crash in 2009, and releasing their critically acclaimed album Diamond Eyes in 2010, the band has been making the most of the tough situation they’ve been put into. Deftones’ latest effort, Koi No … Continue reading
By: Adam Harrison – 16-years is a long time, but that’s how long it has taken Soundgarden to mend old wounds, get their act together and produce King Animal, their sixth studio album. During the decade that Soundgarden spent apart, lead singer, Chris Cornell, kept himself busy. Cornell released three albums with Audioslave, featuring members … Continue reading
By: Kayla-Jane Barrie – The mysterious and eerie sound of Trent Reznor’s side project, How to Destroy Angels, is back with a glimpse into the world of a hostile omen. The groups’ latest album, An omen EP_, was released world wide today. Reznor is known for creating soundscapes that leave our ears with something peculiar, … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Phish frontman Trey Anastasio takes fans through an eclectic mix of genres on his latest album, Traveler. Anastasio’s ninth album has something for everyone and provides a look into one of the most creative minds in rock and roll. On Traveler, Anastasio attempts to make the album more of a group … Continue reading
By: Stephen McGill – In the land of Titus Andronicus it seems that nothing stays the same. The New Jersey-based band has been all over the country in the past few years, touring their critically acclaimed album The Monitor. The end of this touring cycle brought two significant changes within the band. The first was the … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Celebrating 10 years in the music industry, Patrick Wolf’s recently released Sun☽ark and Riverlight is a double album of some of his most popular tracks. Rather than releasing a rarities album, Wolf takes to his personal favorites from his own discography and strips them down using only a piano and an acoustic guitar. … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – Diamond Rings is the brainchild of Toronto indie guitarist Johnny O. His new album Free Dimensional, was supposed to be released on October 22, but a leak from the label led to early reviews. Whether you began listening to Diamond Rings in 2009 when he first began experimenting with his synth-based … Continue reading
By: Eric Freedlander – When Carl Newman of the New Pornographers changed his name to AC Newman for his solo career, he drastically altered his sonic direction. The sped up guitar licks and intense drumming was replaced with a more mature and sophisticated sound. On Newman’s first album The Slow Wonderer from 2004, he took … Continue reading
By: Nadya Domingo – Ellie Goulding’s voice is a trembling whisper on her new album, Halcyon. The English pop darling has strayed far from her upbeat identity to create an album of heartbreaking sounds. Although it’s not entirely a departure from her debut album Lights, Halcyon captures Ellie in a poetic and vulnerable state that … Continue reading
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