Reviews
“The Heart Speaks In Whispers” – Corinne Bailey Rae album review
Altwire Staff
Corinne Bailey Rae is back on the music scene after a five year hiatus with her new album The Heart Speaks In Whispers. I have personally been waiting to hear new music from her ...
Review: Gwen Stefani – “This is What the Truth Feels Like”
Amanda Gail
Gwen Stefani shines in her latest release. Read our review below. Make me like you? I could get used to this. I used to love you, and frankly, I never stopped. OK, enough already. ...
AltWire Review: Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Altwire Staff
However, the years have mostly been kind to the band. They’ve evolved and experimented with each new release and for the most part their efforts have been successful. Thom Yorke and company have also experimented with the ...
AltWire Review: Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid
Altwire Staff
Aesop Rock has built his career on his massive vocabulary, abstract wordplay, and a talent for taking the mundane and making it sound deep and complex. Over the years, he’s experimented with his style and became ...
James Blake : “The Colour Of Anything ” album review
Altwire Staff
James Blake is force to be reckoned with. His music is layered with complex electronic melodies and haunting vocals. I have been listening to him for a while now, and I was very surprised ...
Album Review: Drake, VIEWS
Altwire Staff
International rap superstar Drake released his much anticipated fourth studio album on April 29th. Prior to it’s release very little was known about the album, aside from the two leaked tracks, and were all ...
Beyonce “Lemonade” Visual Album Review
Altwire Staff
*Please note that this review is based on both the visual and musical version. Beyonce released an album called Lemonade on April 26th. She released an unannounced visual album on HBO that has been ...
RFA – “Something New From RFA”
Altwire Staff
RFA has generated a huge buzz in the Philly region as of late. Made up of college students Alec Powell (drums), Brendan McHale (bass), Christian Turzo, (guitar), and Dan Cousart (vocals/guitar), the four-piece plays ...
Sturgill Simpson – A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
Altwire Staff
When asked what music they like to listen to, a staggering percentage of people answer: “I listen to everything…except for rap and country.” Or, at least they did back when I used to ask ...
My Reflections on a “Traveller” named Chris Stapleton
Altwire Staff
Editor’s Note: Chris Stapleton’s debut album, “Traveller”, had such a profound effect on then-blooming writer Aliah Sheffield’s life; we decided to allow her to share her thoughts with the AltWire readers with her debut post! ...
Album Review: dvsn – SEPT. 5TH
Altwire Staff
What do you get when you combine the guy that produced Hotline Bling and a unknown Canadian r&b singer? In short, you get one of the best albums of the year. The best thing ...
Album Review: Red Vox – What Could Go Wrong?
Altwire Staff
For every music artist, there’s always that gigantic first leap that they must take – the first release, the one that makes, breaks, defines, stereotypes and/or changes their life forever, for better or worse. ...
Concert Review: Enter Shikari in Cologne, 03/27/16
Altwire Staff
Enter Shikari have proved numerous times that they are a force to be reckoned with, so of course I had to see them once more when they played Cologne past Sunday. The show at ...
Album Review: Domo Genesis – Genesis
Altwire Staff
Former Odd Future rapper Domo Genesis has finally broken out of his shell with his debut album “Genesis”. Genesis is a far cry from Under The Influence 2, and Domo has ditched the classic ...
[Blogs from the Pit] The Color Before the Sun Tour @ The Fillmore 03/05/16
Altwire Staff
A few weekends ago I made the hike back to Philadelphia for The Color Before The Sun Tour with headliner Coheed and Cambria alongside Glassjaw and I The Mighty, with opening act Silver Snakes. ...
Album Review: I LOVE MAKONNEN – Drink More Water 6
Altwire Staff
Drink More Water 6 is by far my least favorite album of the year. With a combination of unimpressive vocals and amateurish flows this album makes for an extremely unpleasant listening experience. I didn’t ...
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – Untitled Unmastered
Altwire Staff
Untitled Unmastered is about what you would expect from an album full of songs that weren’t good enough to make it onto the best hip hop album of the decade. I love Kendrick, and ...
Album Review: Yung Lean – Warlord
Altwire Staff
In the early 2010s a new music genre was born called vaporwave (also called vapourwave), and with it came aesthetic. Yung Lean was one of the biggest influences on aesthetic and vaporwave as a whole ...
Album Review: The 1975 – I Like It When You Sleep…
Altwire Staff
I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It. An unorthodox album name, that’s even more strange when you consider lead singer Matty Healy said in an ...
[Blogs from the Pit] Safetysuit Live @ The Foundry 02/17/16
Altwire Staff
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hitting up the Safetysuit show in Philly at The Foundry. Let me start by saying what a cool little venue this place is! Ok, so it’s technically a ...
