Attack in Black
Marriage
Dine Alone (2007)
There's no way around this but to say it straight: I heard the first track from Attack in Black's Marriage, "Come What May," and without hesitation, went to buy the album. I couldn't tell you the last time a song did that to me. Maybe it was the way the guitars swelled and stopped at just the right moment, underscoring frontman Daniel Romano's vocals and lyrics before coming back and doing it again, accented with a bit of palm muting before the punchy bass and drums bring the song to life. Maybe it was the chorus that drenched me in a wave of wonderful harmonizing melody, singing: "Nothing matters / Nothing's wrong / Nothing feels like anything today" and leaving me thinking, "Yeah, I know the exact feeling." Or perhaps it was even the unexpected Springsteen-esque saxophone that helps close the song by adding a flawless layer of melody to the ending. It was probably the combination of all the aspects of that song, but what's amazing is that the rest of the songs on the album are all just as good as the first, and some are even better. Every track on Marriage is remarkable in some way, be … Read more
Pygmy Lush
Bitter River
Robotic Empire (2007)
Bitter River is the most bipolar release of 2007, hands down. Members of Pygmy Lush were once in groups such … Read more
Northern State
Can I Keep This Pen?
Ipecac (2007)
Can I Keep This Pen? is Northern State's third full-length album and it proves that any and all naysayers dismissing … Read more
Wu-Tang Clan
8 Diagrams
Street Records Corporation (2007)
It almost seemed like this record would never come out. It's been six years since Iron Flag and 14 since … Read more
Wu-Tang Clan
8 Diagrams
Street Records Corporation (2007)
In 1993, nine MC's hailing from all over New York City came together to release one of the most influential … Read more
