Alternative Rock Album reviews - Page 23

GenresAlternative Rock

Distant Populations

Quicksand

Quicksand - Distant Populations 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore
Distant Populations is a compact album with a strong sense of movement. Quicksand use shifting rhythms, thick bass lines and…

Earth Is A Black Hole

Teenage Wrist

Teenage Wrist - Earth Is A Black Hole 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Shoegaze
Earth Is A Black Hole gives Teenage Wrist a brighter, more direct sound without removing the guitars that made their earlier music…

Catch Without Arms

Dredg

Dredg - Catch Without Arms 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Catch Without Arms brings Dredg's musical detail into clearer, more direct songs. The guitars still create a wide atmosphere, and…

Hygiene

Drug Church

Drug Church - Hygiene 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hardcore Punk
Post-Hardcore
Hygiene is short, loud and surprisingly easy to get into. Drug Church fit ten songs into a compact album, using rough vocals and…

Backspacer

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - Backspacer 7.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Hard Rock
Rock
Backspacer presents Pearl Jam in a shorter and brighter form. The riffs remain substantial, but the songs move quickly and carry…

Unimagine

Hands Like Houses

Hands Like Houses - Unimagine 8.1

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore
Unimagine makes a busy post-hardcore sound relatively easy to follow. Hands Like Houses keep the guitars, electronic details and…

Further Out

Cloakroom

Cloakroom - Further Out 7.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Shoegaze
Further Out gives Cloakroom's slow, heavy guitar sound enough melody to make its weight inviting. Doyle Martin sings with…

Moments of Clarity

Narrow Head

Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity 8.3

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Grunge
Shoegaze
Moments of Clarity has a heavy guitar sound, but its strongest quality is the melody inside it. Narrow Head bring grunge, shoegaze…

Year of the Spider

Cold

Cold - Year of the Spider 7.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Melody leads Year of the Spider, even when Cold keep the guitars heavy. Scooter Ward's singing has more room to shape the songs…

In Droves

Black Map

Black Map - In Droves 7.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Post-Hardcore
In Droves puts the bass close to the front of Black Map's sound. Ben Flanagan, guitarist Mark Engles and drummer Chris Robyn build…

Dissolution Wave

Cloakroom

Cloakroom - Dissolution Wave 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Shoegaze
Dissolution Wave gives Cloakroom's large guitar sound a more compact and varied set of songs. The heavy tones remain, but the…

Ferment

Catherine Wheel

Catherine Wheel - Ferment 8.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Shoegaze
Ferment gives its layers of distorted guitar a firm musical foundation. Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter build a large, blurred…

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