Indie Album reviews - Page 4

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Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…

AFI

AFI - Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… 8.0

Album review

Indie
Post-Punk
Rock
AFI have moved the furniture around again. Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… puts their goth and post-punk influences directly in…

Sundiver

Boston Manor

Boston Manor - Sundiver 8.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Rock
Boston Manor have spent several albums moving away from the pop-punk label, and Sundiver makes a strong case for giving them the…

After the Party

The Menzingers

The Menzingers - After the Party 9.0

Album review

Indie
Punk rock
Rock
Getting older is not presented as a useful achievement on After the Party. The Menzingers' characters have more experience, but…

Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional

The Dear Hunter

The Dear Hunter - Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional 8.8

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Progressive rock/metal
Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional gives The Dear Hunter's theatrical rock a darker setting without reducing its melodic…

X’ed Out

Tera Melos

Tera Melos - X’ed Out 8.3

Album review

Indie
Math Rock
Rock
X’ed Out gives Tera Melos' melodies a firmer shape. The band still uses restless guitar figures and unusual rhythms, but builds…

Fantastic Planet

Failure

Failure - Fantastic Planet 9.2

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Rock
Fantastic Planet makes its connections count. The short instrumental links, the recurring sounds and the way a song's atmosphere…

The 1975

The 1975

The 1975 - The 1975 8.0

Album review

Indie
Pop
Rock
The 1975's debut is very good at making uncertainty sound expensive. Drums land with a large, clear impact, synthesizers fill out…

In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain 7.5

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
The best songs on In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain find energy through small changes in rhythm and vocal company. Blind Pilot…

Nightroamer

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Nightroamer 7.8

Album review

Alternative Country
Country Rock
Indie
Nightroamer opens Sarah Shook & the Disarmers' country sound towards cleaner rock and pop melodies. The pedal steel and drawling…

Peripheral Vision

Turnover

Turnover - Peripheral Vision 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Emo
Indie
Shoegaze
Peripheral Vision gives Turnover's songs a softer surface without removing their emotional pull. The guitars are clear and lightly…

Manning Fireworks

MJ Lenderman

MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks 8.6

Album review

Alternative Country
Alternative Rock
Americana
Country Rock
Indie
Manning Fireworks puts troubled people inside music that often feels easier than their lives. MJ Lenderman sings in a plain…

Basking in the Glow

Oso Oso

Oso Oso - Basking in the Glow 8.3

Album review

Emo
Indie
Pop Punk
Basking in the Glow gives Oso Oso's melodic rock a bright, open sound without removing the uncertainty underneath it. Jade Lilitri…

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