Baths: Romaplasm
Baths Romaplasm (Anticon) Romaplasm opens with “Yeoman” a track which like many others could do without the vocals. The instrumentals still have the signature stutter step sound (see “Human Bog”), but there’s something missing. The factor that pulled listeners into previous albums. “Adam Copies” is fast, frantic, and fascinating with More...
Sango: In the Comfort of
Sango In the Comfort of (Last Gang Records) The album begins with “His Name.” This strong intro makes it easy to appreciate the sonic glory of the gospel vocal samples before the track quickly flows into More...
Guordan Banks: Unpopular
Guordan Banks Unpopular (Bank on it Entertainment) Music is in a really good place, a really really good place, but for many classic R&B is a debatable topic. Some say it died, some only classify 90s R&B as pure More...
Avenged Sevenfold: The Stage (Deluxe Edition)
Avenged Sevenfold The Stage (Capitol Records) The Stage is Avenged Sevenfold’s first concept album, featuring themes of creation, destruction, and the relentless onslaught of technology, inspired by the writings More...
Ministry: AmeriKKKant
Ministry AmeriKKKant (Nuclear Blast) Perhaps one of the few contexts in which I can tolerate Trump’s voice is when it’s slowed down to darkly a humorous effect like in the opening sample in a Ministry album More...
Richie Kotzen: Telecasters and Stratocasters
Richie Kotzen Telecasters and Stratocasters (The Store for Music Ltd.) From teenage guitar wailing wunderkind, creating masterfully rich (and often funky) solo albums, joining Poison in the early 90s as well as More...
Staring Into Nothing: Power
Staring Into Nothing Power (Antares Records) Beginning their new 10-song Power collection with “Puritans,” a dramatic piano vocal piece, that turns into a messy jam near its end, the trio Staring Into Nothing More...
John Hiatt: Slow Turning
John Hiatt Slow Turning (A&M Records) The first time through you’re not gonna find too much fault with John Hiatt’s Slow Turning. Originally released in 1998, this 9th album from the singer/songwriter/guitarist/ More...
Jaden Smith: Syre
Jaden Smith Syre (ROC Nation LLC) Being the son of mega star Will Smith can’t be easy. The genetic predisposition to make music was passed down to both Jaden Smith and his sister, Willow. I like him as a person, More...
Evanescence: Synthesis
Evanescence Synthesis (BMG Rights Management) When I’m writing about an artist I particularly love, I try not to be biased, but it’s so hard. I am a true connoisseur of Music and thoroughly enjoy close to all More...
