2014 Album Releases, September-December

Below is Modern Rock Review’s featured list of albums and EPs released during September, October, November and December 2014. September 1, 2014 King Canute Drive EP Buy Drive September 2, 2014 Americans UK Hostile Takeover EP Buy Hostile Takeover September 2, 2014 XFactor1 Reboot: The System Buy Reboot: The System September 2, 2014 Counting Crows … Read more

The Endless River by Pink Floyd

Buy The Endless River Pink Floyd decided to put a bow on their career with The Endless River, the intended final studio album for the group started nearly half a century ago. The album is predominantly derived from 1993 sessions prior to the release of The Division Bell and is comprised of instrumental and ambient … Read more

Choice 5 for December 2014

Modern Rock Review’s Choice 5 for December features four LPs and one EP. Power of a Woman by Jason Masi Formerly of the Virginia based jam band Jubeus, Jason Masi has struck out on his own with an acoustic / R&B blend. His third solo album, Power of a Woman, was released in October 2014 … Read more

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Buy Funeral Funeral is a dramatic, coming-of-age album which deals with the range of emotions surrounding death and the end of innocence. This impressive 2004 debut album by Canadian rock group Arcade Fire crafts songs from the darkest moments while still searching for the slight light of optimism. The theme of this album was by … Read more

Golden Road by Laney Jones

November 23, 2014 by Ric Albano Buy Golden Road Golden Road is the 2013 debut album by Florida-based Americana singer-songwriter Laney Jones. This album is filled with tracks built on authentic instrumental arrangements, warm vocals, and a great variety in the sub-genres used for the approaches of each track. So, while this young songwriter is … Read more

Shiver + Shake by My Goodness

November 12, 2014 by Ric Albano Buy Shiver + Shake Made up of mainly pure, straight-forward, direct jams, Shiver + Shake contains few songs which exceed four minutes in length. Still, this second full-length LP by the Seattle-based duet, My Goodness, is packed with variety and movement, with thick, riff-based guitars and thundering drums. The … Read more

Road from the Summer, the Voice of Rea

For those of us trying to survive in the desert there seems to be more likely a feeling of fleeing the summer. Many of us are escaping down the “road from the summer” than moving towards it. But Chris Rea had a different thought in mind when he wrote his hit song called “Looking For … Read more