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No Control

Bad Religion

Bad Religion - No Control 9.2

Album review

Hardcore Punk
Punk rock
Change of Ideas needs less than a minute to explain much of No Control. The guitars move quickly, the drums are sharp, and Greg…

Days of the New

Days of the New

Days of the New - Days of the New 8.3

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
An acoustic guitar can still sound heavy. Days of the New build their debut around that idea, using repeated riffs, forceful…

You'd Prefer an Astronaut

Hum

Hum - You'd Prefer an Astronaut 9.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Indie
Rock
Shoegaze
The quiet voice inside You'd Prefer an Astronaut makes its enormous guitars feel even larger. Matt Talbott rarely tries to…

Orc

Thee Oh Sees

Thee Oh Sees - Orc 8.3

Album review

Garage Rock
Psychedelic Rock
Orc lets Thee Oh Sees move in many directions without losing their rhythmic force. Guitars can sound hard and sharp, but organ…

No More Tears

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears 8.7

Album review

Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Metal
Rock
There is more reflection in No More Tears than its loud guitars might initially suggest. Ozzy Osbourne still enjoys a big chorus…

Manipulator

Ty Segall

Ty Segall - Manipulator 8.4

Album review

Garage Rock
The acoustic guitars on Manipulator matter as much as the distorted electric parts. Ty Segall keeps setting the two against each…

And Then Like Lions

Blind Pilot

Blind Pilot - And Then Like Lions 8.2

Album review

Folk
Indie
Rock
Blind Pilot give grief a steady musical setting on And Then Like Lions. Israel Nebeker's writing follows loss without insisting…

private music

Deftones

Deftones - private music 9.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Rock
Shoegaze
Deftones have a sound you can recognise very quickly. The low guitars, the space around Chino Moreno's voice, the way a song can…

Fear Inoculum

Tool

Tool - Fear Inoculum 8.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Fear Inoculum leaves the instruments a great deal of room to speak. Maynard James Keenan often steps back after establishing a…

Periphery IV: Hail Stan

Periphery

Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail Stan 8.9

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
The emotional directness of It's Only Smiles is one of the most effective surprises on Periphery IV: Hail Stan. Its bright guitar…

On the Impossible Past

The Menzingers

The Menzingers - On the Impossible Past 9.1

Album review

Indie
Punk rock
Rock
The Menzingers understand that remembering a good time can make the present feel worse. On the Impossible Past is full of people…

Clandestine

Entombed

Entombed - Clandestine 8.8

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Clandestine gives Entombed's heavy death metal more room to move. The rough guitars remain, but the songs rely less on a…

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