Music Genres

'Green' delivers eloquent lyrics, along with generous doses of subliminal sonic flashes, making it one of the better folk-pop albums I’ve heard in quite some time.

Crushed Out's sound is eccentrically retro yet gorgeously contagious, blending the heady sounds of the '50s and '60s with modern sonic aromas.

'The One I Feed' presents the sonic reverence usually associated with Gregorian chants. Its harmonic attributes are relevant and emotionally inspiring.

Staring Into Nothing's new album 'Power' combines shimmering flavors of progressive rock with cutting social commentary. Intrigued by the record's lyrical thrust, I talked with Steve Rogers about the band’s impetus and direction.

'Revisited' is betwixt and between, a mish-mash of good tunes with mediocre tunes. The melodies would be better served with reduced flamboyance and grandiosity, especially the vocal harmonies, which too often reach levels of overcompensation.

'First World Problems' is mediocre at best, coming across like an amateur garage band trying to sound cool. I’m sure Sam Levin has oodles of talent. He just needs to find the musical vehicle to express it.

'Robots, Rockets & Rampage' is taut, powerful metal, full of tone of sepulchral gravity and superior harmonic concatenations. It exudes raw, palpable, prodigious energy and monumental rhythmic punch. War Gods of the Deep knows how to turn up the heat.

Sundae + Mr. Goessl take listeners along fantasy-filled jaunts, packed with nostalgia and charming soundscapes.

Göransson drew upon the International Library of African Music (ILAM) for his impressive 135-minute, 28-track musical score. It features a 132-piece western classical orchestra, African percussionists, and a 40-person choir.

'120' is “gorgeously delicious.” Daniel Biro’s musical wizardry amalgamates complex layers of sonic tessellations and gravity-defying textures into pure elegance. This is ambient music as it should be - immanent and transcendent, yet revelatory. It’s simply sublime.