Monthly Archives: April 2012

★★★★★

There have been very few times in my life where I have been happy to be wrong; Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Wrecking Ball might stand out as the greatest instance. After finding lead single “We Take Care Of Our Own,” to be somewhat mediocre, and fearing the same thing for all of the album, having my expectations blown away is a wonderful feeling. With Wrecking Ball, Springsteen makes one of his most personal and expressive albums of his career, one that outshines 2009’s Working On A Dream by miles. If I had to described the album in to people more familiar with Springsteen’s work, I would say that it is a mix of We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) and Magic (2007). Read More »

On February 29^th, the mega-popular South Korean boy group BIGBANG released their fifth mini-album, titled “ALIVE”, for everyone to enjoy. If you are a follower of K-Pop (Korean Pop) then you probably have heard a song at least from this five-membered group that took all the top spots in Korean music charts when “ALIVE” was released. Despite the difference in language, BIGBANG has managed to have fans from all over the world and if anyone is a fan of dance, hip-hop, R&B and pop, I can assure you that you will find one BIGBANG song to enjoy. Read More »

Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by the amount of music I want to listen to. I have so little time to listen to it all that I enjoy being able to sit down and actually listen to an album to review. Unfortunately, Illusion, the debut album from Poor Moon, was not quite worth this devoted listening. Read More »

One of the most highly anticipated comebacks for K-Pop listeners was dropped Wednesday, March 21^st. Although it is just an EP, it is SHINee’s comeback no less. But why so highly anticipated? It’s because the five-membered group from SM had not released a new song since their highly successful single, “Hello,” which was released in 2010. The long wait is also partly responsible for my disappointment in my first listen. Read More »

Local music blog All Things Go is hosting a warehouse party this Friday (4/27) just down the road on Water Street featuring Penguin Prison, Lightwaves, and Nicos Gun. Lucky for you, we’re giving away one pair of tickets to the winner of our WGTB Caption Contest! Find the picture and check out the bands after the jump.

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Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. I think the Los Angeles-based rap collective’s name really tells you most of what you need to know about the group. Nonsensical, violent, bizarre, psychotic and gang-like. Currently the kings of controversy in the rap industry because of their often graphically violent, misogynistic lyrics, Odd Future is at it again with their newest album The OF Tape Vol 2. Led by the imposing Tyler the Creator along with henchmen rappers Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Domo Gensis, Left Brain, Taco, Mike G and Syd the Kyd, Odd Future comes out guns blazing, full of hatred, anger and just general angst. Nothing is revolutionary on this tape, in short, it is a challenging, difficult to digest piece of intense rap about everything from growing up, getting high, fatherhood, murder and especially suicide.

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Lyrical Genius: ★★★★★

Overall Music: ★★★★3/4

Without listening closely to the lyrics of each song, one would assume that Quiet Company is just another indie band combining tunes from the Get Up Kids with the lyrics of Colin Meloy of the Decemberists. However, We Are All Where We Belong, is packed with meaty and sometimes controversial lyrics which many people can relate to. In lead singer Taylor Muse’s own word, “It is, essentially, a break up record, only the romance that’s ending was between myself and religion.” Muse’s emotion and honesty in confronting his troubles with religion and ultimate separation from it, contribute strongly to the power and mood of the lyrics and the album as a whole.  For anyone who has struggled with understanding religion or ultimately given up on it, this is one album in which the singer and song-writer can definitely relate. Read More »