ONE OK ROCK pleases with their slickly produced mainstreamer Jinsei x Boku = album. It’s hard to fault an album that can produce 4 instant hit singles before the album was even released, and you could argue that there are a few more songs on the record worthy of release. So yeah, Buy Jinsei Kakete … Continue reading »
It’s been months since an album review, so let’s get it on with Holidays of Seventeen’s HO17 album. HO17 is pure dorky bliss. While the band literally wears Weezer on their sleeves, there is enough stupid fun on HO17 to put the blinders on and just enjoy the ride. The songs are ridiculously easy to … Continue reading »
N’Shukugawa Boys are back with their full length album 24hour Dreamers Only! and they scream it from the top of a mountain. Their blend of power pop and 90′s alternative screams will not go unheard. Interestingly enough, their intro track “Journey!” sounds like the group went to the top of a mountain to shout out … Continue reading »
Well it’s about friggin’ time. I’ve been sitting on DoiMoi’s Materials Science for a couple of weeks, trying to process it. It’s definitely a DoiMoi album full of harmonies and harrowing heavy chords, but there was something missing that I couldn’t put my finger on it. Then I realized that it’s just not Dialectic and … Continue reading »
The John’s Guerrilla run naked through 6 songs fairly quickly on All Power to the People, but seem to don different personae in each track. The first single offers the glimpse of the group as hip hop artists with teethy sensational lyrics. They also cover 80′s synth rock, early 90′s rock, and punk. It’s breezy … Continue reading »
Crossfaith make a big impact internationally with their Zion EP that cranks everything they have up to 11. The vocals, synth, drums, guitars are scary good. Crossfaith’s Zion EP is like a blast of extreme weather that assaults your senses in six quick tracks. “Monolith” hits out of nowhere like an earthquake, with trembling speakers … Continue reading »
Gleam Garden creates an aged punk rock sound in Brilliant Nightmare that is indeed brilliant and sounds like a band that’s wiser and older than their years. The lead singer’s voice is slightly raspy and deep, and the group could easily draw comparisons to bands like Social Distortion, Rancid, The Strokes and Rocket From the … Continue reading »
After being shouted at for the last couple of weeks, it’s about time I said “sayonara” and just put up a damn review for Liaroid Cinema’s inletPAGE. Liaroid Cinema’s inletPAGE sounds like it was ripped right out of the late 90′s indie rock scene.: full band chorus shouts, whistling guitars, and whiny achey vocals. What’s … Continue reading »
SiM’s Heavy Metal Reggae infused punk rolls up another fattie in LiFE and DEATH and continues to excite with 6 new tracks. Every track is solid. Lead single “AMY” is an excellent example of how the band can mix such numerous styles and make a track work. Hell they even throw in some dubstep bass-drops in … Continue reading »
Atata’s Tatat album is a giant quilt of musical patchwork that will surround you and generate a lot of wonderful heat no matter how ugly it looks. Imagine hearing all these different crazy colors and patterns that normally clash, and yet Atata somehow weave them all together into a really damn good jam session album. … Continue reading »
