Album Reviews

Lí-Lí Octave - "Play on Venus" Reviewed

Many people in the world have reasons to sing their own versions of the blues. Some groups have hundreds of years’ worth of reasons to do so. The female perspective has, sadly, rarely been the focus of artists through the ages. What’s worse, pop music has benefited…
8.0
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Hamish Anderson and Joel Nowakowski Reviewed

Hamish Anderson – Brighter Days Some people live for the thrills, for the surprises and for the things that they never saw coming. These people are confident in the fortitude of their cardiovascular system and get bored really easily. Of course, the folks…
8.0
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JD Hinton and Doug Walther Reviewed

JD Hinton – Trouble Time Townes van Zandt, the great philosopher of country music, sang about kinds of troubles that, should they ever find you, would break your back and leave you with nothing. That isn’t exactly a cheerful subject, the kind that pop music…
7.8
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The Beard and the Bird and YZAPE Reviewed

The Beard and the Bird – Dust If You Must Nobody is really sure why certain styles of music are retired. It’s not like someone asks a commission to study the songs of that genre and conclude whether it should continue to concern modern audiences. It’s not like…
8.0
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Jimmy Mallia and Tyler Ballgame Reviewed

Jimmy Mallia – Had Em All Humour is one of the elements that, fortunately, creeps into alternative music all the time. It helps the music feel as if it’s coming out of the left field as if the people responsible for making it have a greater vision than any of us…
8.0
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Campaigner and Lyons & Co Reviewed

Campaigner – Your Boyfriend Nearly every rock music performer got to live out their fantasies. What? You can’t possibly assume that Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler actually did all of the things he bragged about doing in his band’s songs. It’s not just the bands…
7.8
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E. James Smith and Chloe Louise Brisson Reviewed

E. James Smith – Afterlife Without You If you spend enough time on this planet, you develop a sense of humor. It doesn’t matter if you weren’t exactly born with and received a thorny, unpleasant personality instead. You’ll develop it to impress girls and, most…
7.8
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Casey Frazier and Hide and Shine Reviewed

Casey Frazier – Evil Man No matter how many times blues riffs have been played through arenas or its grooves borrowed for pop music hits, this music will never become pretty. It’s not designed to be. And that’s not simply because this is, by default, a type of…
8.0
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Julian Taylor and Pat Berlinquette Reviewed

Julian Taylor – Running Away Familiarity and nostalgia can be powerful weapons in the hands of those who know how to wield them. A picture of a smiling, happy family helps sell plenty of presents around Christmas. And, the sound of Elvis’ voice could move movie…