Showing posts with label Alternative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alternative. Show all posts

Monday, April 21, 2014

Rocked: Neon Trees - Pop Psychology

Utah's pop-rock sensation Neon Trees release their new album and in turn continue what they've already been bringing up to the table.  Can Pop Psychology be as upbeat as their wardrobe and hairstyles are?


...yes.  It can.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Rocked: Manchester Orchestra - Cope

Atlanta based Manchester influenced alternative group present their home made album that offers to pick up the intensity.  How will this promise play out and how will it compare to their past work?

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Rocked: Sleeper Agent - About Last Night

Kentucky based Sleeper Agent release their sophomore album About Last Night.  Headlined by Waves, can this upbeat alternative group stay afloat in a sea of other alternative folk groups?


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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Rocked: Beck - Morning Phase


Beck has come back to shake things up again...by bringing them down to his softest sounds yet.  How does the voice behind Loser and SexxLaws sound when bring the tone down to a brood?




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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Rocked Album Review: Crosses - †††

The side project of The Deftones' Chino Moreno finally comes with a full LP.  How do the new songs sound when put with the previous EP tracks we've already heard?
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Friday, February 7, 2014

Rocked: Bombay Bicycle Club - So Long, See You Tomorrow

Britain's Bombay Bicycle Club brings a big blast of breakthrough experimental music. 

...that was as many B words as I could think of that still fit the context.
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Rocked: Mogwai - Rave Tapes

The eighth full album (not including many live albums) from Scotland's Mogwai.  How do these murderous little monsters finish off everyone this Christma...wait...that's not right. ..........still a great album!


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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Rocked: Forever In Motion - Transients

The fourth studio album from Brendon Thomas' project Foreverinmotion.  How does the new album of longer tracks, multi-layered songs and acoustic sounds fair in a market of synthesized...well synthesized everything.

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Rocked: FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2013!!!

My personal favorite rock albums of 2013.  If I forgot yours, put it in the comments at why you think it should be on the list!

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Rocked: Daughtry - Baptized

American Idol survivor and company release their newest album with a southern flare.  How does the focus sound on the once labeled rock group?

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Rocked: Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe

Scotland's new alternative/synthesized group Chvrches (pronounced Churches) has released their debut.  How well will this electronically drenched album translate across the world?

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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Rocked: MGMT - MGMT

MGMT has promised that their new self-titled album will be the weirdest one yet.  Does that mean it's going to blow people away, or just make listeners skip the tracks?

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Rocked: Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks

Hesitation Marks is the first Nine Inch Nails album in five years.  How does Trent Reznor's flagship project fair in 2013?

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Monday, July 22, 2013

Rocked: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Self-Titled Album

The small army known as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros release their self-titled album.  How does this folk alternative group stand with their third release in this summer of huge alternative albums?

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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Rocked: Relient K - Collapsible Lung

Long time altrockers Relient K release their newest album for the summer.  Does their ninth album stand out as another upbeat record, or does this one leave people wanting more?

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Rocked: Sigur Rós - Kveikur

Icelandic heroes Sigur Rós release their newest album filled with ambience and soothing lyrics, but also industrial and electronic sounds.  How does the next chapter for the creative group stand up against its own discography?

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Monday, May 13, 2013

Rocked: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City


The third album from New York's Vampire Weekend dives into a very creative and ambitious area.  Just how much difference can be heard in their newest album compared to their past?

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