Year: 2014
Review: Flowers – Do What You Want To, It’s What...
Flowers = Aberdeen + Pam Berry … read more
Review: Empire Before All – Destruction
Their style harkens back to the golden days of metalcore, albeit a little more on the thick end, grabbing influence from the generation bands like Emmure and The Dead Lay Waiting. The melody, the rage, the swampy breakdown, and the smart licks all add up to an addictive listen. … read more
Review: Enabler – Flies EP
Flies contains all the atmospheric weight, nuance and rage of a full-on heavy metal epic, manhandled into six cohesive cuts. The discordant strains of genre definers From Ashes Rise lie in the off-kilter melodies of “Shift” and “Flies,” but the band hits their stride when they slow the gallop and strut their thunderous grooves. … read more
Review: Empty Flowers – The Air You Found
It is not often that I hear traditional rock mixed with ambient electronic themes and can say I enjoy it. Empty Flowers showed me that the two can be beautifully united into an ocean of imagery. … read more
Review: Epic Problem – Lines
Hailing from Derbyshire, England, this four-piece band (who take their name from a Minor Threat song) is one of the few worth listening to in modern street punk. I knew almost immediately I was going to like this album in the first 30 seconds of the opening track, “Lines.” … read more
Review: Enthroned – Sovereigns
Sit back, throw away your goddamned Deafheaven and Liturgy albums, and embrace the true progression of black metal. … read more
Review: Emperors Of Wyoming – Self-Titled
Emperors of Wyoming Self-Titled Liaison Music Street: 03.25 EOW = Tom Petty + The Byrds + George Jones This is an interesting record. It is essentially a re-release of a record that came out in Europe a few years back. The American version adds a few more songs and remixes everything. People are paying attention
Review: Erlen Meyer – Self-Titled
Erlen Meyer = Celeste + Cult of Luna + Lycus … read more
Review: Equateur – The Lava EP
Equateur = Washed Out + Daft Punk … read more
Review: Equals – Tracts
Equals = Birthquake + This Will Destroy You … read more