Contributions
Anthony Green opens up on ‘Pixie Queen,’ his first solo album he’s done completely sober
Anthony Green is all set on drama, thanks. At 34 years old, and after more than a decade fronting Circa Survive (sometimes Saosin, too), he’s seen and/or caused enough of it. So when he finds himself home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, he mostly goes on adventures with his wife and three sons, plays music with his closest friends […]
Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals You’ve gotta figure Sleigh Bells are in a little bit of a weird spot. The dynamic they crashed into popular consciousness with on 2010’s Treats—the dense, high-gain thrash of mastermind Derek E. Miller and the alternately whispered and shouted gibberish of Alexis Krauss—wasn’t particularly built for the long haul; not professionally, […]
Dustin Kensrue - The Water & The Blood
Dustin Kensrue The Water & The Blood Since Thrice went on hiatus last year, frontman Dustin Kensrue hasn’t had to worry all that much about impressing label executives or self-serving critics. Instead, his third solo album, The Water & The Blood, was created entirely to please a power far higher than even the top executives […]
Moving Mountains - Moving Mountains
Moving Mountains Moving Mountains It’s become increasingly apparent that the first step towards truly appreciating any new release from Moving Mountains is to immediately forget everything that preceded it. The self-titled third full-length from the eternally evolving outfit is yet another departure from the intricate instrumentalism of 2007’s Pneuma and a drastic divergence from the […]
"It's an attempt to grow": Casey Crescenzo on composing his symphony
It isn’t all that shocking to hear that CASEY CRESCENZO is writing a symphony. Everything he’s done from The Receiving End Of Sirens through THE DEAR HUNTER evokes a certain amount of orchestral maneuvering (not to mention his penchant for ambitious musical endeavors like the 36-song rock opera The Color Spectrum), so a symphony seems like […]
Soundgarden - King Animal
Soundgarden King Animal How angry were you in 1997? If your answer is, “Not very” or “I was 3,” there’s a chance you’ll be unimpressed with Soundgarden’s first album in more than 15 years. But if you were an undulating ocean of angst in 1997 and subsequently shattered by Soundgarden’s premature end, King Animal is […]
Right Away, Great Captain! - The Church Of The Good Thief
Right Away, Great Captain! The Church Of The Good Thief Rarely does an album review require a spoiler alert. But the plotline of the finale of the Right Away, Great Captain! trilogy is potentially of more interest to some fans than the music. Manchester Orchestra majordomo Andy Hull first introduced the central character—a 17th century […]
Various Artists - Come As You Are: A 20th Anniversary Tribute To Nirvana's Nevermind
Various Artists Come As You Are: A 20th Anniversary Tribute To Nirvana’s Nevermind Take a look at the Mona Lisa. Now paint your own version. Stick too close to the original and you’re copying. Veer too far and you’re dissing da Vinci. That’s the sort of dilemma musicians face when covering any song, but it’s […]
Goodbyes Stink
All of a sudden, I know what it must feel like to be Josh Farro. And to a lesser extent: Zac Farro. (Nobody thinks it was his idea.) After five years at Alternative Press, three cover stories and countless nights spent before the warm glow of my computer, I’m stepping down as web editor to […]