Alternative Rock Album reviews - Page 16

GenresAlternative Rock

Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True

Fair to Midland

Fair to Midland - Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Fair to Midland make a busy sound feel surprisingly easy to enjoy on Fables From a Mayfly. Heavy guitar, bright keyboards and…

Amputechture

The Mars Volta

The Mars Volta - Amputechture 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Amputechture often moves more slowly than its busy arrangements suggest. The Mars Volta’s third studio album gives its grooves…

A Fistful of Peaches

Black Honey

Black Honey - A Fistful of Peaches 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Indie
A Fistful of Peaches gives Black Honey's guitar rock a more openly personal focus. The band still use large hooks, strong bass…

Light We Made

Balance and Composure

Balance and Composure - Light We Made 7.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Electronic
Indie
Light We Made asks for a different kind of attention from Balance and Composure's earlier records. The guitars no longer carry…

Time in Place

Artifex Pereo

Artifex Pereo - Time in Place 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore
Progressive rock/metal
Time in Place makes melodic post-hardcore feel open to a wide range of ideas. Artifex Pereo bring together detailed guitars…

Cheer

Drug Church

Drug Church - Cheer 8.5

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Post-Hardcore
Punk rock
Cheer makes Drug Church more tuneful without taking away their rough edges. The guitars have a larger, fuller sound, but Patrick…

Homey

Chon

Chon - Homey 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Math Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Homey brings a bright, relaxed mood to Chon's intricate guitar music. The songs are short enough to stay approachable, even when…

Ours Is Chrome

Superheaven

Superheaven - Ours Is Chrome 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Shoegaze
Ours Is Chrome makes a strong case for a familiar sound. Superheaven take thick, distorted guitars and quiet vocal melodies, then…

Nothing More

Nothing More

Nothing More - Nothing More 8.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Nothing More put considerable effort into making their heavy rock sound larger than a simple sequence of riffs and choruses. The…

Youth

Citizen

Citizen - Youth 7.9

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Grunge
Post-Hardcore
Youth makes its point with a small set of well-used tools. Citizen bring quiet guitar passages, heavier bursts and Mat Kerekes'…

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
Pearl Jam's self-titled album brings their harder rock playing into a more direct sequence of songs. There is less room for…

As You Please

Citizen

Citizen - As You Please 7.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Indie
As You Please gives Citizen's heavy alternative rock a wider range of textures. Piano, electronic details and changes in vocal…

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