Pageant — Figure Eight
Now that the school year is winding down, I have something else to occupy my time: a social life. It’s rather sparse between September and July, but now’s the time to live the next 8 weeks with a vengeance (well,…
Category New Music
Another Dead Clown — This May Not Work.
I don’t think an album has made me want to see a band live more than Another Dead Clown’s This May Not Work. This band has a manic energy and crazy inventiveness that oozes through the speakers. There’s no way…
Redleg Husky — Carolina
Carolina is an album of exceptional beauty. I don’t mean to say that this is a carefully crafted Old Master hung up somewhere in the Met. It’s more like a painting from the Hudson River School: thoughtfully composed, but earthy…
Fairest Maiden — Lemuelle Roque
And now for something completely different, some pop hip-hop from Lemuelle Roque, who hails from the Philippines. Can’t tell you why I like it — I just do. Maybe listening to hours and hours of dubstep, reggaeton, and what passes…
The Devil’s Cut — No Salvation
What you see is what you get with No Salvation. Here. Yeah, that’s pretty stark. It’s also no-frills and hardscrabble, hones-to-goodness punk with a heavy side of Americana. The soaring opener, “Highwater Chevy,” will be in the back of your…