Warmer weather comes to mind with the melodic voice of lead singer Tom Ogden which glides through Ribbon Around the Bomb’s hit songs “The Writer” and “Care For”. With their fourth studio album, the “C…
‘Unlimited Love’ review: Red Hot Chili Peppers work out the kinks with John Frusciante
Reunions are tricky. No matter how much someone prepares to see someone else they haven’t seen for years, it’s always a bit awkward at first. How do you start? What do you talk about? And why did it t…
Album Review: Snail Mail – “Valentine”
One of the many charms Lush, the 2018 debut album from Lindsey Jordan and her band Snail Mail, was its dated quality. Though a musical highlight in the 21st century, Lush sounded like it could’ve debu…
Album Review: Duran Duran – ‘Future Past’
For all its brightness and colors and over-the-top imagery, the 1980s were a hard decade to age out of. The pop culture stars of that glorious decade were so omnipresent in that boom of media that it …
“22 Break” Album Review: Oh Wonder’s new album is intimate and vulnerable
The latest Oh Wonder album, ’22 Break’ is a break-up album written with the person you’re breaking up with.…
The High Plains Drifters Release New EP – ‘Songs of Love and Loss’
The new EP from the High Plains Drifters, ‘Songs of Love and Loss,’ is an amalgamation of new wave flair with pop and alt-country/Americana nuances…
‘Human’ Review: OneRepublic Comes Home on Latest Record
Human is a good album. It is cohesive and represents an interesting concept—a return to roots while still being musically progressive. Coming home while still moving on. And it is a concept that is ex…