We’re talking books, albums and concerts. I still only listen to the This is Important and The Always Sunny podcasts, so nothing new there. They’re still great, so listen to them!
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Bad Suns – Infinite Joy EP Review
I suppose it has been almost exactly two whole years since the release of Bad Suns’ last full length record, Apocalypse Whenever, but to me it’s felt like no time at all! One could also see the desire to make new music now that they are just a three-piece. I don’t believe there was any bad blood with Ray Libby’s departure, but I’m sure there was a desire to see what they could create in this new form.
Read moreBlink-182 – One More Time…, Album Review
Full disclosure, this may be the only Blink 182 record I have ever listened to in full. I know! What have I been doing for the other eight?! Not listening. Except for the singles that popped off on mainstream radio. Those, I heard. And they were great! But One More Time… seemed to hold some extra significance, so that’s why it made the cut.
Read moreThirty Seconds to Mars – It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day, Album Review
Well, it’s been two weeks now since 30 Seconds to Mars’ new album dropped since 2018, but because of my lackluster response to most of the singles dropped, I really wasn’t looking forward to this new full-length, It’s the End of the World but It’s a Beautiful Day.
Read moreHawthorne Heights – Lost Lights, EP Review
As I sat listening through the last song off of Hawthorne Heights’ latest EP, Lost Lights, the realization sank in that they are truly the glue that holds the emo scene together.
Read moreRoyal Blood – Back to the Water Below, Album Review
It’s hard to believe it’s barely been two years since Royal Blood last put out an album. And it was a great one at that! The pandemic must have been fortuitous for them though, because they even managed to release a few singles before presenting the world with their fourth full length album, Back to the Water Below.
Read moreMiles Kane – One Man Band, Album Review
I know there are times when I say it feels like no time at all has passed in between bands’ works, but that sentiment truly fits this time! It’s not even been a year an a half since Miles Kane’s last record, Change the Show, and we are already being treated to One Man Band.
Read moreThe Pink Spiders – FREAKAZOID!, Album Review
I have had The Pink Spiders on rotation in my life since Teenage Graffiti came out, but this is the first time I’ve returned to new music from them in earnest. I know there was a bit of a rocky history as far as permanent members went beyond lead singer Matt Friction, so I’d say that’s the reason I never quite stayed current with them.
Read moreAvenged Sevenfold – Life Is but a Dream…, Album Review
Even though I’ve seen this well-regarded metal band live twice in my life, I think this is the first album of theirs that I’ve actually listened to in full. In fact, the last full length album they released was seven years ago – I didn’t even have a blog then! But Avenged Sevenfold is back with Life Is but a Dream… and I gave it my full attention with zero expectations.
Read moreFoo Fighters – But Here We Are, Album Review
Even though I just saw the Foo Fighters a few weeks ago, I couldn’t bring myself to immediately listen to their latest record, But Here We Are, coming just slightly over a year after the passing of the band’s longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins. Then I learned that Dave Grohl’s mother passed a month after Taylor and I knew I was going to be in for a gut-punch of a record.
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