As many of you will now know Daniel Davis, better known as paradox1216, tragically passed away recently after fighting a long battle with cancer. While I personally had very little interaction with Daniel, the passion that he had for music and life in general was something that was displayed so prominently through his writing and in his interactions with his fellow users.

Since this website’s formation many many moons ago, its success has always been dictated by its userbase. To the point where we have become an online community, able to express ourselves, laugh and get things off our chests with users that we have grown close with over the years. Regardless of your association with Daniel, a loss in the community is a devastating thing. Daniel had a presence that will sorely be missed, and if the comments in the wake of his passing are any indication, he was a user who touched the hearts and minds of everyone he encountered.

Rest in Peace Daniel

Here’s a list of major new releases for the week of October 16th 2015. All dates are for physical U.S. releases unless otherwise noted. Please feel free to request reviews for any of the following albums from staff or contributors.

!!! – As If (Warp Records)
Alex Bleeker And The Freaks – Country Agenda (Omnian Music Group)
Børns – Dopamine (Interscope)
Chad Valley – Entirely New Blue (Indie Japan)
Chris Walla – Tapes Loops (Trans Records)
Coheed & Cambria – The Color Before The Sun (300 Entertainment)
Cult Leader – Lightless Walk (Deathwish Inc.)
Demi Lovato – Confident (Hollywood Records)
Esmerine – Lost Voices (Constellation)
Evil Blizzard – Everybody Comes To Church (Louder Than War)
Gold Class – It’s You (Felte Records)
Gorod – A Maze Of Recycled Creeds (Unique Leader)
Grave – Out Of Respect For The Dead (Century Media)
Here We Go Magic – Be Small (Secretly Canadian)
Hey Colossus – Radio Static High (Rocket Recordings)
Josh Ritter – Sermon On The Rocks (Pytheas Recordings)
Keep Shelly In Athens – Now I’m Ready (Friends Of Friends)
Machine Gun Kelly – General Admission (Bad Boy/Interscope)
Majical Cloudz – Are You Alone? (Matador Records)
The Mantles – All Odds End (Slumberland)
Maritime – Magnetic Bodies/Maps Of Bones (Dangerbird)
Naytronix – Mister Divine (City Slang)
Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School (Mom & Pop Music)
The Plot In You – Happiness In Self Destruction (Stay Sick)
Princess Century – Progress (Paper Bag)
Raury – All We Need (Columbia)
Rival Consoles – Howl (Erased Tapes) – Jonny Hunter
Small Black – Best Blues (Jagjaguwar)
So Hideous – Laurestine (Prosthetic Records)
Son Little – Son Little (Anti/Epitaph)
State Champs – Around The World And Back (Pure Noise) – Davey Boy
Supersuckers – Holdin’ The Bag (Acetate Records)
The Twilight Sad – Òran Mór Session (Fatcat Records)
Ugly Kid Joe – Uglier Than They Used Ta Be (Metalville)
Wax Idols – American Tragic (Collect Records)
Yacht – I Thought The Future Would Be Cooler (Downtown Records)
Young Rival – Interior Light (Paper Bag)
Zombi – Shape Shift (Relapse)

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Album Streams:

Alex Bleeker & The Freaks – Country Agenda

Chris Walla – Tape Loops

Coheed & Cambria – The Color Before The Sun

Cult Leader – Lightless Walk

Gorod – A Maze Of Recycled Creeds

Here We Go Magic – Be Small

Josh Ritter – Sermon On The Rocks

Keep Shelly In Athens – Now I’m Ready

Naytronix – Mister Divine

Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School

Princess Century – Progress

Small Black – Best Blues

So Hideous – Laurestine

Son Little – Son Little

Zombi – Shape Shift