Marillion
F.E.A.R.
Intact (2016)
For a Marillion fan, a new album isn’t just a release – it’s an event. And as far as events go, on an ascending scale from a co-workers 30 day alcohol-free chip celebration, to a close cousin’s Harry Potter themed wedding, to the birth of your new baby, FEAR is more of a birth. A birth of ideas in a world run dry of original thought.Comprising of essentially 6 songs and clocking in at over an hour, FEAR, or Fuck Everyone and Run finds the band at first glance, at their most angry and cynical. But like all great art It’s not the artist’s emotions on the canvas, it’s the viewer’s – or in this case, the listener’s emotions reflected back like a mirror. In short, FEAR is a masterful piece of art in the truest sense of the word and the band’s strongest album in years.In retrospect, the statement above is somewhat dismissive – the five songs are really 5 themes, connected and intertwined – woven like a tapestry depicting the New World Order. Now, as an American resident, it could be easy to connect the dots to the political system and process in the United States, but let’s … Read more
The Blind Shake
Celebrate Your Worth
Goner (2016)
I’ve covered The Blind Shake for most of their career so far. Over that time it’s been a steady growth … Read more
Various Artists
Okkyung Lee & Christian Marclay Amalgam
Northern Spy (2016)
OK, here we are dealing with an absolutely stunning collaboration. In a live setting, cellist Okkyung Lee, an excellent improviser … Read more
Taking Back Sunday
Tidal Wave
Hopeless (2016)
Taking Back Sunday accidentally ended up being one of the bands that spearheaded the emo movement that bled into the … Read more
Pinned In Place
Ghostwritten By
Razorcake (2016)
One (of many) differences between indie rock and punk is generally the sense of humor as it relates to self-awareness. … Read more
