The xx’s second album Coexist feels a bit like floating aimlessly through space with no propulsion of energy in any particular direction. While some of the songs manage to maintain a simmering sensuality with Romy Madley Croft’s sweet voice delivering honest lyrics and enough repetition to elicit the feelings through heartfelt laments, most of the songs seem to remain unadorned and flat or build up to only thin air and the feeling that you’ve just barely missed out on the point.
With a take-no-prisoners sound, Obey The Brave have unleashed their debut album Young Blood. The album has a solid level of energy throughout every song and won’t let listeners sit down for a minute.
Such Gold’s debut full-length Misadventures takes the problems everyone can relate to and turns them into gut-twisting melodic hardcore songs. Known for their catchy EP’s, this time around the band has dropped the sing-a-long choruses and traded them in for a more complex sound with the help of producer Steve Evetts (Lifetime, Saves The Day, Every Time I Die).
With the release of their second full-length, Make Do And Mend have avoided the sophomore slump and come out with an impressive and massive-sounding album. Everything You Ever Loved sees the band expanding their sound while still keeping the heavy emotion always found in their music.
Hailing from Washington DC, young indie rockers The Baby Grand are set to fill a void in the scene. Their latest release, Renaissance, offers a refreshing dose of lighthearted energy with its clean vocals and warm guitar melodies.
Back in 2011, Hawthorne Heights announced plans to self-release a trilogy of EP’s after parting ways with Wind-up Records. Now, the band have followed up with the second release of the trilogy, Hope, a softer compilation with a greater emotional spectrum than the first chapter.
The self-titled, self-released EP from alt rock newcomers Coasta will come as a breath of fresh air to any lover of the Long Island music scene.
The All-American Rejects returned to the Metro in Chicago with a vengeance, touring in support of their newest release, Kids in the Street.
With a debut release that plays like the musical lovechild of Copeland, This Day And Age, and Daphne Loves Derby, Author are perfect for both the nostalgic older crowd and a new generation of listeners who missed out on those bands’ golden years.
Fun stopped in Boston this past Friday drawing a larger line on “Yawkey Way†than the Red Sox game that same night.
