September 2009
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Invisible Embraces // The New Collisions
Talk about a pleasant blast from the past! This album could hold its own on a shelf next to my mom’s 80s pop records. Singer Sarah Guild has a great vocal range and she sure knows how to use it. Listening to Invisible Embraces really almost sounds like I’m listening to a modern, more upbeat Blondie album. The energy is great, I think it could easily be thrown on at a dance club or be...
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Brand New Eyes // Paramore
The opening chords on “Careful” instantly make me think that this record will be heavier than any of Paramore’s previous efforts, and the opening track is refreshing, yet familiar. The first single off the new record, “Ignorance” manages to be catchy and fun, yet listen to the lyrics and you’ll notice that they’re quite heavy, on the edge of angry perhaps. The next few songs reassure the...
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Sweet Fist // Super 400
Let me start off by saying this album isn’t bad. These are good musicians creating good music. It’s just that nothing about this album doesn’t give me Deja Vu. I understand that a band started thirteen years ago may have roots and influences in early rock, but I wish that they had incorporated their influences in the music and created something more original instead of just...
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This Is Thirteen // Anvil
Being the eighteenth album, Anvil has made a pretty name for themselves, for heavy metal goers. Anvil attacks your sound systems, just like they’ve always done, yet again. Beginning with a slow and heavy track entitled, “This is Thirteen,” which is about as trademark for Anvil as it gets. By the second track, you should already be anticipating a mosh pit. Yes, that’s how much energy there...
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Daisy // Brand New
It’s been a long three years waiting for this record, and you have to wonder, what are Brand New going to come up with, considering how close to perfection 2006’s The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me was.
The record opens with a strange introduction that doesn’t give you much clue as to what direction the band has moved in, and then BAM! in your face is Jesse Lacey’s scream. The opening...