Reviews
[Album Review] TT – LoveLaws
M. Stoneman
“I need a little room to sway.” Exquisite Corpse is a tremendously beautiful piece of work. Be it the dreamy, lullaby tones of ‘Billie Holiday’, or perhaps the gorgeously absorbing layers of reverb drenching ...
[Album Review] William Ryan Key – Thirteen (EP)
M. Stoneman
It hasn’t been an easy 18 months for the world of music. From the likes of Tom Petty to Chuck Berry, to Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, and the recent tragic news of Scott ...
[Songs For Spring] Becky and the Birds – Concept Store
M. Stoneman
While the incoming dizzying and vibrant summer tones (and pulsing, infectious holiday beats that tend to accompany it) are always entertaining and fun to play with, spring tends to lean towards being far more ...
[Album Review] Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
Altwire Staff
Dirty Computer is the third and the latest standard length studio album by the indie artist Janelle Monáe who is most known for her unique afro-futuristic style of R&B, which often showcases a delightful ...
[Album Review] Anne-Marie – Speak Your Mind
Altwire Staff
Speak Your Mind is the debut studio album by British Pop singer, Anne-Marie. The 27-year-old singer has attained several charting singles on the UK Singles Chart. She was also featured on Clean Bandit’s “Rockabye,” ...
[Album Review] Shinedown – Attention Attention
M. Stoneman
It’s fair to say that Shinedown are the kind of band where you know exactly what you pay for. Mixing hard rock with flavours of heavier post-grunge, The Sound of Madness effectively stands as ...
[Songs For Spring] Christian Besa Wright – Cherry Blossom Oak
Altwire Staff
Music is powerful, and the lens through which we observe it can affect our feelings, whether we’re listening to music when we are happy, or sad, or when we are spending time with loved ...
The Movement & Signal Fire @ The Attic – Ybor City
Altwire Staff
The night began with all of us “certified MVMT junkies” relaxing like royalty in the downstairs bar and lounge area of The Attic in downtown Ybor City in Tampa, FL. The Attic is a perfect ...
[Album Review] Frankie Cosmos – Vessel
Altwire Staff
Greta Kline known under her stage name as Frankie Cosmos is an independent pop artist from the city of dreams, known world-wide as “The Big Apple”, New York City. She started her musical career ...
[Album Review] Princess Nokia – A Girl Cried Red (Mixtape)
Altwire Staff
Princess Nokia identifies herself as a tomboy, a classic New York Boricua shorty, a feminist, and queer woman who isn’t burdened, but empowered by her complexity. She is a versatile artist that can switch ...
[Album Review] A Perfect Circle – Eat The Elephant
M. Stoneman
It starts slowly. A swell of thousands of excited voices in unison, then quelled gently by Maynard’s solitary introductory vocal, “from dehumanization to arms production, we hasten this nation towards its destruction.” A sweetly sinister ...
[Album Review] Tinashe – Joyride
Altwire Staff
Joyride is an album that has been affected by numerous setbacks. The project was first announced in 2015, later being promised to appear in the balmy months of both 2016 and 2017, with nothing ...
[Album Review] Ledger – Ledger EP
M. Stoneman
Getting dropped in the deep end of joining an established popular act and being expected to keep pace while having suddenly made it big very, very quickly, can probably be figuratively compared to being hit with ...
[Album Review] Scandroid – Dreams in Monochrome
M. Stoneman
From Take It & Break It Vol. 1-3, through to The Complete Cellout and Space & Time (Expansion), Klayton (known more commonly under Celldweller, Circle of Dust or Scandroid) has always been rather enthusiastic ...
Thirty Seconds to Mars – America (2018): A Brave New Sound
M. Stoneman
Thirty Seconds To Mars take some big risks in their ambitious effort “America“. Do they pay off? Read on below. Being fascinated with continually shifting from one creative style to the next, either for ...
Breaking Benjamin – Ember (2018): Still Burning Brightly
M. Stoneman
Any mid-2000s, hard rock fan probably can’t help but remember Breaking Benjamin. A decade ago, Breaking Benjamin’s third studio effort, Phobia, stood as a near-perfect representation of exactly what radio friendly post-grunge could aspire ...
[Single Review] Mike Shinoda – Crossing a Line
Altwire Staff
Fresh off of the still spinning wheels of January’s Post Traumatic EP, by Mike Shinoda, which was the songwriter and vocalist’s first solo release underneath his own name (separate from Fort Minor), the established ...
[Album Review] Rich The Kid – The World Is Yours
Altwire Staff
The World Is Yours is Rich The Kid’s debut album. The 14-track debut project includes features from top artists in the industry like: Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Future, Rick Ross, Chris Brown, Quavo, Khalid, ...
[Album Review] of Montreal – White is Relic/Irrealis Mood
Altwire Staff
From Athens, Georgia is the band of Montreal which come radiantly from within the depths of recurrent mind-binding musical trips which are in consequence of inspired 60’s psychedelic indie pop. Founded by vocalist and ...
[Album Review] As Sirens Fall – Where Lost Things Go
M. Stoneman
Formed in late 2014, As Sirens Fall are an enthusiastic alt-rock five piece, hailing from West Yorkshire. While stylistically somewhat similar to the likes of mid-2000s 30 Seconds to Mars, and The Used, the ...
