Alternative Rock Album reviews - Page 2

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The Dream Is Over

PUP

PUP - The Dream Is Over 8.9

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
The handover between “If This Tour Doesn't Kill You, I Will” and “DVP” is a small triumph of bad temper. PUP turn exhaustion with…

There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left to Lose 8.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Rock
Aurora is a useful place to understand There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The guitars shimmer, the rhythm moves easily and Dave Grohl…

The Black Parade

My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade 9.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Punk rock
Rock
My Chemical Romance approach death with an unusual amount of enthusiasm on The Black Parade. The record contains fear, grief and…

Sinners Never Sleep

You Me at Six

You Me at Six - Sinners Never Sleep 7.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore
Punk rock
Rock
Sinners Never Sleep is pulled between two appealing versions of You Me at Six. One wants a heavier guitar attack and a more…

Futique

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro - Futique 8.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Rock
There is something reassuring about Biffy Clyro making a song called Friendshipping. The title is a little awkward, but the…

The '59 Sound

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound 9.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
Brian Fallon sings about old songs as though they are people he can still telephone. On The '59 Sound, that attachment gives The…

Shangri-La Dee Da

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots - Shangri-La Dee Da 7.5

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
Shangri-La Dee Da has enough good melodies to make its occasional uncertainty frustrating. Stone Temple Pilots can still move…

OK, I'm Sick

Badflower

Badflower - OK, I'm Sick 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
OK, I'm Sick makes discomfort difficult to ignore. Badflower bring anxiety, abuse and self-destructive thoughts into songs with…

Mister Asylum

Highly Suspect

Highly Suspect - Mister Asylum 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
“Lydia” gives Mister Asylum a strong emotional center. Its verses have a firm groove, but Johnny Stevens makes the chorus sound as…

Yield

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Yield 8.5

Album review

Alternative Rock
Rock
There is something disarming about Wishlist. A simple guitar figure, a measured vocal and a little patience are enough. Yield does…

Normal Isn’t

Puscifer

Puscifer - Normal Isn’t 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Electronic
Post-Punk
Rock
Normal Isn’t gives Puscifer’s strange ideas a firm musical base. The trio of Maynard James Keenan, Carina Round and Mat Mitchell…

Ten

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Ten 9.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Grunge
Rock
Pearl Jam went big on their first album. Big guitars, big emotions, big choruses. Ten doesn't spend much time pretending that it…

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