Contributions
Matt Pond PA - Spring Fools EP
Matt Pond PA Spring Fools EP “Infectious” is a term that’s often overused in album reviews, its meaning diluted by the number of albums it’s meant to define. But Matt Pond PA’s new EP, led by singer/songwriter namesake Matt Pond, fulfills the true connotation of the word: The melodic hooks on each of the disc’s […]
Cobra Starship - While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets
Cobra Starship While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets Talk about a comeback: After the unfortunate failure of Midtown’s third album a few years back, singer Gabe Saporta dusted himself off, and ended up marrying his dance-pop hit “Bring It” to the much-buzzed about film Snakes On A Plane. But once you get past […]
My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love My Chemical Romance’s 2002 debut seems to take an obvious cue from the Used—a band with whom they were, at the time, friendly with and influenced by. The raw, tormented emo-punk on this album, which they recorded only a few months after forming, has distinct correlations with the […]
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge Although My Chemical Romance began gaining popularity with their 2002 debut I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, it was really their 2004 sophomore effort that both showcased their songwriting skills and gave them much-deserved attention. The disc, which opens with Gerard Way’s breathlessly compelling delivery of […]
All Time Low - Put Up Or Shut Up
All Time Low Put Up Or Shut Up Maryland quartet All Time Low have truly found their voice since the release of their 2006 EP Put Up Or Shut Up—most of which was pulled from their 2005 debut The Party Scene, a disc that came out on a tiny local label. The seven bouncy pop-punk […]
Fischerspooner - Entertainment
Entertainment "In a modern world/ it's hard to be heard," Casey Spooner, one half of electro duo Fischerspooner with Warren Fischer, sings on "In a Modern World." He's talking about the evolving relationship between communication and technology, but juxtaposed with his band, the phrase is striking: For more than a decade, Fischerspooner have deftly combined […]
Young Love - One Of Us
One Of Us Rocker-turned-dancer can't decide whether to groove or brood. The first album from Young Love, 2007's Too Young To Fight It, was markedly uneven. At times, it was massively compelling ("Discotech"); at others, disappointingly lackluster ("Underneath The Night Sky"). Its follow-up has more cohesion, maybe because band mastermind Dan Keyes (also frontman of […]
David Thomas Owen IV - Solace My King
Solace My King If you were to guess what a solo album from David Thomas Owen IV (ex-guitarist for Ohio band Lovedrug) would sound like, you might be at a loss. The musician's former band are mainly the vision of their frontman Michael Shepard, so it's nearly impossible to discern what sort of music the […]
Lights - The Ice Pack
The Ice Pack You have to be extremely infatuated with a song to purchase an EP that contains seven versions of it. Sure, music fans often stick the same track on repeat for a few days (or weeks), trying to hear everything there is to hear and searching for just why that particular number is so […]