The Black Heart Procession
Six
Temporary Residence (2009)
Can anyone truly describe the sound of The Black Heart Procession? At times there is an audible melancholy that seems to wrap itself in the music, and at other times the band produces a bit more of a "poppy" feel, all the while still maintaining something more dark. Pointless as it is, in an attempt to describe the group's style or some common musical theme that dominates the finely crafted songs from The Black Heart Procession, some people still try to pin a genre onto the group without describing their sound in any way, shape, or form. Finding themselves on a new record label with the unfortunate dissolution of long running and much lamented Touch & Go Records, Pall Jenkins, Tobias Nathaniel, and the rest of their collaborators return with the aptly titled Six (seeing as it is their sixth full-length album) for Temporary Residence. Whether the opening piano tinkling of "When You Finish Me" and its simple arresting vocals capture your imagination or you need the more pop moments of "Witching Stone" and its stick in your head for days melody to finally drag your interest in the record, Six is absolutely brimming with quality compositions with nary a … Read more
Sunny Day Real Estate
Diary / LP2 (Reissues)
Sub Pop (2009)
When it comes to album reissues, it is actually a much more difficult task to write a fair and unbiased … Read more
Strung Out
Agents of the Underground
Fat Wreck Chords (2009)
Strung Out's Blackhawks Over Los Angeles was a record that had a lot of ups and downs. The album showcased … Read more
Fall of Efrafa
Inle
Halo Of Flies/Denovali/Sound Devastation (2009)
Fall of Efrafa proves further that there is still a great deal of inventiveness in existence within the underground music … Read more
Rise and Fall
Our Circle is Vicious
Deathwish Inc. (2009)
Progression in music is never an easy thing to accomplish without getting mixed reactions; the hardcore community seems to be … Read more
