December is an interesting month for music releases. Many listeners become distracted by Holiday music and crafting their year end lists to the point where they become more likely to miss those hidden gems I have documented. Here are three awesome new releases you may have missed for the month of December: The Beautiful […]
Month: December 2017
Top 15 Pop/Rock Albums of 2017
The following 15 records were my favorite releases of 2017 contributing to the extremely broad genre of Pop/Rock. This includes the likes of Alternative Rock, Shoegazing, Dream Pop, Jangle Pop, Synthpop, Funk, Indie Folk, Blues, Experimental Rock, & many more. #15) Star Tropics-Lost World Chicago-based trio Star Tropics grace our ear drums this year with a beautiful […]
Top 5 Hip Hop/Rap Albums of 2017
I understand that the year end list for this particular genre is noticeable shorter than my previous post regarding the year’s conclusion. This stems from nothing more than the fact that 2017 had an underwhelming amount of selections that stood out for me in particular. There was undoubtedly a large selection of rap albums I […]
Top 10 Punk Albums of 2017
2017 included a vast array of strong releases from various subgenres of Punk Rock including the likes of Hardcore, Post Punk, Post Hardcore, Riot Grrrl, and so on. I was able to generate a list including ten of my favorites. #10) Wire–Silver/Lead The UK Post Punk icons known as Wire celebrate the 40th anniversary of […]
Top 15 Metal Albums of 2017
2017 showcased a plethora of fantastic Metal releases ranging from Metallic Hardcore to Stoner Metal to Sludge Metal to Black Metal, and so on. It was hard to narrow down a list of my favorites, but I felt fifteen was the appropriate cap. #15) Amenra–VI The sixth installment of Belgian quintet Amenra‘s “Mass” series is […]
A Month in Review (November 2017): 8 Awesome Albums You May Have Missed!!!
Asthenia–Nucleation Genre: Black Metal, Post Rock FFO: Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, Harikiri for the Sky Chinese “blackgaze” act, Asthenia, illustrate beauty through their instrumentation in refreshing, unique ways with their sophomore LP. Nucleation doesn’t rely entirely on ambient, atmospheric build-ups but rather consists of strongly layered, movements a various tempos using a variety […]
Month In Review (October 2017): 7 Amazing Albums You May Have Missed!!!
Airiel–Molten Young Lovers Genre: Indie Rock, Shoegazing FFO: Death Cab for Cutie, Chapterhouse, Pale Saints Despite a full decade passing since their debut LP, Chicago Shoegaze act Airiel deliver a beautiful sophomore LP illustrating how they haven’t missed a step. Molten Young Lovers explores the wonders of adolescent romance through a fun collection of […]
A Month In Review (September 2017): 6 Amazing Albums You May Have Missed!!!
Alvvays–Antisocialities Genre: Indie Rock, Jangle Pop FFO: Best Coast, Angel Olsen, Diiv Toronto indie pop outfit, Alvvays, follow up their 2013 Self-Titled with a charming, focused sophomore effort. Frontwoman Molly Rankin enchants the listener with yet another fantastic vocal performance with pristine yet fun instrumentation as its backdrop. Antisocialities is a bright, summery pop record […]
A Month in Review (August 2017): Some Amazing Albums You May Have Missed!!!
All Out War–Give Us Extinction Genre: Metalcore FFO: Hatebreed, All Out War, Earth Crisis Legendary New York-based Metalcore legends All Out War return with their first LP in 7 years. Give Us Extinction offers twelve tracks off face-melting, no nonsense Metalcore. Crushing, riffs, lightning fast leads, and once more a horrifyingly agonizing vocal performance from […]
A Month In Review (July 2017): 7 Amazing Albums You May Have Missed!!!
A Thousand Hours–Sleep Genre: Dream Pop, Shoegazing, Slowcore, Chillwave FFO: Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, Chapterhouse Alaskan artist Red Collier returns with a second record in 2017 under the A Thousand Hours title serving as a drastic shift on the sonic spectrum compared his LP Endless Gray released only a few months prior. Sleep maintains a much […]