At just under 40 minutes in total, John Mayer’s Sob Rock is an enjoyable listen, but not likely something I’ll be revisiting very often. After listening to the album while at work today, and then again in the car, I’ve come to the conclusion that Sob Rock is great for background music, but it feels a bit dull when it’s center stage. The album focuses … Continue reading John Mayer — ‘Sob Rock’ (review)
We’re martyrs in a marriage,In a war we’re gonna lose. From “Remember We Were Lovers” Primal Scream lead Bobby Gillespie partners with Jehnny Beth of Savages fame on the release of their collaborative effort, Utopian Ashes. At its core, Utopian Ashes is an album depicting two sides of a conceptualized relationship falling apart. The narrative is entirely imagined. It’s not real. At first blush, that … Continue reading Bobby Gillespie & Jehnny Beth release ‘Utopian Ashes’ — Album Review
Twenty One Pilots have delivered in a way I did not expect with the release of Trench. Hearing the four singles before the album hit, I was left with some mixed feelings. “Levitate” was fantastic, “Jumpsuit” grew on me. The other two, “My Blood” and “Nico And The Niners,” I wasn’t too sure about. However, after finishing a straight-through listen of the album, I’m taken … Continue reading Twenty One Pilots perfect their genre-defying artistry with ‘Trench’
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