Grandaddy Try Country-Style Ballads With Mixed Results
With Blu Wav, their first album in seven years, Grandaddy ask, “What if we just forget the upbeat synth-rock this time and make sad ballads?”
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Sea Wolf’s ‘Through a Dark Wood’ Is an Honest Portrayal of Emotional Struggle
Sea Wolf's Through the Dark Wood holds space for psychological transformation. Alex Brown Church's masterful illustrations of vulnerability and adversity affirm grief as a step towards growth.
No Win Shows Off Big Hooks and Big Guitars on ‘Downey’
If you can tell the difference between indie rock, power pop, and pop punk you will likely enjoy No Win's Downey.
‘Future Ruins’ Shows Swervedriver Are Still Making Their Own Breakthroughs
Swervedriver's sixth album Future Ruins, their second since reuniting, faces dystopia with sustained momentum.
Juiceboxxx: Freaked Out American Loser
Juiceboxxx offers a self-portrait of maybe the most energetic and gregarious loner "freak" ever to put an album on tape.
Ume: 2 April 2014 – The Soda Bar, San Diego
Lauren Larson occupies the Mount Olympus of women in rock as Ume destroys San Diego.