Ride or Die is the third solo album by Devon Allman. As a whole, this album has a raw and powerful edge wrapped in bluesy emotion with superbly-textured guitar driven rock. While this is a rock album to the core, Allman also adds a measurable influence from his Chicago-style blues roots. The son of Gregg … Read more
British prog rock composer and performer Steven Wilson has been busy producing and releasing new material over the past 24 months. In early 2015, Wilson released his Hand. Cannot. Erase., his popular and critically acclaimed concept album, which soon earned Wilson the title of “King of Prog Rock”. Later in 2015 came Transience, a double … Read more
Our December Choice 5 looks at an interesting mix of diverse new rock albums from artists around the world. Some Kind of Youth by Dead Buttons Dead Buttons are an art-rock band from Seoul, South Korea who released their debut LP, Some Kind of Youth, early in 2016. On the album, the group masterfully and … Read more
After making strides towards top quality material in the late 1990s, Paul McCartney reached the apex of his later career with the solid double LP, Driving Rain, in 2001. Here, one will certainly find plenty of musical diversity, both stylistically and tonally as the album spans from extremely polished to nearly improvised and each track … Read more
Our November Choice 5 looks at an interesting mix of diverse new rock albums from artists around the world. Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentlemen A true power trio out of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Dustin Douglas and the Electric Gentlemen are hitting on all cylinders on their 2016 self-titled album. This second LP by the trio … Read more
Released: November 13, 2015 Produced by: Christian Moos Track Listing The Faceless And The Shore Aether – A Lunar Year Ashes Decay Pax The Colossal Empire Holy Water A Question Never Heard Group Musicians Sabina Moser – Lead Vocals Jan Göpelt – Guitars Joel von der Heiden – Keyboards Christopher Streidt – Bass Rik Schindler … Read more
Our October Choice 5 looks at an interesting mix of diverse new rock albums from artists around the world. We Are the Reckoning by Peter Katz Canadian singer-songwriter Peter Katz delivers a fine blend of folk and pop ballads on his 2015 release, We Are the Reckoning, the result of two years of writing and recording. … Read more
Buy The Crane Wife Featuring a theme loosely based on a Japanese folk tale and eclectic music rooted in many American and British traditions, The Decemberists hit commercial pay dirt with their fourth album, The Crane Wife, released 10 years ago in 2006. All songs on the album were composed by group leader and lead … Read more
Former Blue Öyster Cult bassist Joe Bouchard has released his fourth solo album called The Power of Music. This album is at once a tribute to Bouchard’s talent and reach as well as a nod back to the unique style of hard rock by the band he co-founded and played with throughout their prime years … Read more