Forever is Forgotten – The Architecture is Burning

Forever Is Forgotten The Architecture is Burning: If one were to take Fantomas’ Suspended Animation album and shove the tracks together so they create 10 longish tracks, this the album you would get. The music jerks around constantly, unable to focus on one idea. The problem is that makes this album sound like it’s full [...]

The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Worse Than Alone

The Number Twelve Looks Like You Worse Than Alone: After listening to this, I’m disappointed. The first half of this album just falls flat. Bad vocals, lame music. Then it picks up and gets to show off why people like this band. So really an uneven affair that should have been cut short and called [...]

Tardy Brothers – Bloodline

Boring music from the brothers in Obituary

Ra Ra Riot-The Rhumb Line

Ra Ra Riot The Rhumb Line: Indie pop, heavy on strings. Not bad but the singer reminds me of a cross between the singer from Keane and the singer from The Killers. Rating: 11/15 Bands made worse by mediocre singers

Cynic-Traced in Air

Cynic Traced in Air: A jumbled cluster-fuck of influences that comes out sounding like Dream Theater without the chops. The vocals are a true low point. Several times an effects treated vocal will come in, and another falsetto vocal will try and harmonize. The falsetto vocal never quite makes it so the listener is treated [...]

Cut Off Your Hands – You and I

Cut Off Your Hands You and I: Sub-Arctic Monkeys jangle mixed with off key crooning. Wonderful. Rating 5/15 Music critics wondering what the hell happened to British rock