Alternative Rock Album reviews - Page 18

GenresAlternative Rock

Souvlaki

Slowdive

Slowdive - Souvlaki 8.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Shoegaze
Souvlaki finds Slowdive shaping their atmospheric guitar music into clearer, more memorable songs. The sound remains spacious and…

A Day at the Beach

Airbag

Airbag - A Day at the Beach 7.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
A Day at the Beach does not hurry towards its biggest moments. Airbag let keyboards, guitar and restrained rhythms build a mood…

Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray

Seether

Seether - Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray 6.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Seether's heavier instincts remain audible on Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray, but melody increasingly sets the…

Chrome Neon Jesus

Teenage Wrist

Teenage Wrist - Chrome Neon Jesus 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Shoegaze
Chrome Neon Jesus draws openly from the guitar music of the 1990s, but Teenage Wrist make a strong case for returning to those…

Blending

High Vis

High Vis - Blending 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Post-Punk
Shoegaze
Blending finds High Vis opening up their sound while keeping the force behind it. The London band's guitars reach towards brighter…

Life on Earth

Hurray for the Riff Raff

Hurray for the Riff Raff - Life on Earth 8.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Folk
Indie
Singer-Songwriter
Life on Earth gives Hurray for the Riff Raff a wider musical setting without losing the directness of Alynda Segarra's voice…

Beside Myself

Basement

Basement - Beside Myself 7.9

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Beside Myself brings Basement's melodies into sharper focus. The guitars sound clear and substantial, and Andrew Fisher's voice…

Adore

The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Electronic
Rock
Adore places the Smashing Pumpkins' melodies in a quieter, darker setting. Acoustic guitars, keyboards and programmed rhythms give…

Sway

Whirr

Whirr - Sway 7.7

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Shoegaze
Sway slows Whirr's guitar sound down and gives it more weight. Most of the songs move through dense layers of distortion, with the…

Midas

Wunderhorse

Wunderhorse - Midas 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Indie
Midas gives Wunderhorse's guitar songs a rougher, more immediate sound. The playing often feels close to the edge, with distorted…

Inflamed Rides

O.R.k.

O.R.k. - Inflamed Rides 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Psychedelic Rock
Inflamed Rides introduces O.R.k. with short, changing songs rather than a long demonstration of progressive-rock technique. Heavy…

Lightning Bolt

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt 7.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
Lightning Bolt finds Pearl Jam working confidently within an established rock sound. The guitars have room to develop, the rhythm…

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