Buy Blackstar Over time, much will surely be written about David Bowie‘s mysterious final years. In 2013, this rock legend emerged with his first album in ten years, which he immediately followed with his swan song, Blackstar, which was released just two days before Bowie’s death in January 2016. Although Bowie (who had been secretly … Read more
Our Choice 5 for January 2016 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Chasing Shadows by Black Tide Black Tide finds a nice blend of speed metal and thrash metal with elements of post hardcore on their third full-length album, Chasing Shadows. The album features fine lead guitars throughout machine-gun, kick … Read more
Below is Modern Rock Review’s featured list of albums and EPs released during November and December 2015. November 1, 2015 Zirque Bois d’Arc Things I Should’ve Done Better Zirque Bois d’Arc website Buy Things I Should’ve Done Better November 6, 2015 Field of Giants We Are Field of Giants website Buy We Are November 6, … Read more
Buy And The War Came And the War Came, the 2014 third album by Shakey Graves, features an overall minimalistic approach with simple acoustic guitar, percussion up front and impressively tight production. Born Alejandro Rose-Garcia, this songwriter and performer has an incredible talent for using his unique voice (a voice which naturally falls somewhere between Bruce … Read more
Buy Above the Sweet Tea Line Using a modern vibe with many classic influences blending into one cohesive sound, Jeremy Porter and the Tucos fuses a simple but highly effective sound on their latest album, Above the Sweet Tea Line. They claim influence from disparate sources ranging from Cheap Trick to Gram Parsons to Merle … Read more
Our Choice 5 for December 2015 features a rich selection of albums and EPs from around the globe. Until the End EP by Melanie Crew Melanie Crew is a singer-songwriter from London England whose debut EP features simple, acoustic tracks with sparse arrangements and slow, sweet, and patient vocals. Highlights from Until the End include … Read more
Buy Tales of the Aftermath Courtney Chambers brings music to a place many artists grasp towards but can’t quite reach. Her fourth album, Tales of the Aftermath, bluntly and artfully expresses sentiments that most everyone can relate to. It is masterful in its simplicity but poetic in its deliverance. Â Chambers’ s vocals are the core … Read more
Our Choice 5 for November 2015 features albums and EPs of a variety of rich and diverse rock genres. In a Starry State by The Great Depression The Great Depression put together an interesting album filled with thick arrangements, thematic storylines and music which falls somewhere between Brit rock and traditional folk. In a Starry … Read more
Below is Modern Rock Review’s featured list of albums and EPs released during September and October 2015. September 1, 2015 Carlo Peluso Earth Shape EP Buy Earth Shape September 4, 2015 Absinthe Rose Black Heart Absinthe Rose website Buy Black Heart September 10, 2015 Quor Human Paradigm Harder Rock Review, Volume III Quor website Buy … Read more