At 14 songs and a lean 34 minutes, Protomartyr's sophomore album hits hard and fast.
Manchester Orchestra // Cope
by Jess Scutella4/30/2014, 5:39 AM
Cope fits neatly in between 2011's Simple Math and 2009's Mean Everything to Nothing.
The War on Drugs // Lost in the Dream
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 5:10 AM
A sonic offspring of Bruce Springsteen and Kurt Vile.
Taking Back Sunday // Happiness Is
by Jess Scutella4/16/2014, 12:15 AM
Although a step of maturity and an appropriate move in the band's timeline, it's also a great mixture of old punk strategies and new rock flows.
Mac DeMarco // Salad Days
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 12:14 AM
Yes, you read right: This album is titled Salad Days.
Saintseneca // Dark Arc
by Alex Bieler4/16/2014, 12:12 AM
Dark Arc's tracks twist and turn along with Zac Little's lyrics, sucking listeners in.
Ghost The Ill Figure // American Born Black
by Iggy Imig4/2/2014, 7:19 AM
American Born Black takes you back to a time in hip-hop when the genre was filled with political messages from groups like Public Enemy, X Clan, and Paris.
The Hold Steady // "Teeth Dreams"
by Alex Bieler4/2/2014, 7:17 AM
The Hold Steady show off more of a bar-rock swagger.
Cloud Nothing // "Here and Nowhere Else"
by Alex Bieler4/2/2014, 7:15 AM
A heavy-hitting torrent of guitar, deeply resonating bass, and a maelstrom of drum slaps.
greyscape // greyscape w/ ghosts
by Ben Speggen4/2/2014, 6:21 AM
A concept record exploring the relationship between environment, history, and design, greyscape w/ ghosts is an ethereal, scenic soundscape.
Music Reviews
by Alex Bieler, Iggy Imig, and Cory Vaillancourt3/19/2014, 7:26 AM
Real Estate, Elbow, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, and Clay Snyder -- all reviewed for your listening pleasure.
Music Reviews
by Bieler-Speggen-Vaillancourt3/5/2014, 6:42 AM
Beck and St. Vincent plus two local albums reviewed for your listening pleasure.
Music Reviews
by Erie Reader Author2/18/2014, 8:52 AM
Jazz-tinged folk to shoegaze to experimental electronica are amongst some of the sounds Alex Bieler and Ben Speggen reviewed in this issue.
Music Reviews
by Erie Reader Author2/5/2014, 8:34 AM
From Against Me! to Broken Bells, here are some four-star albums for your listening pleasure.
Music Reviews
by Erie Reader Author1/22/2014, 8:43 AM
Spethz, James Vincent McMorow, Lanterns on the Lake, and Warpaint -- all reviewed for your listening pleasure
