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Travis Montgomery
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UserReviews 3Approval 82%Soundoffs 844News Articles 9Band Edits 93Album Edits 505Album Ratings 1501Objectivity 79%Last Active 12-15-12 9:19 amJoined 09-20-09Forum Posts 7Review Comments 4,967
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Elliott Smith, Bomb the Music Industry!, Irepress, Opeth, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sufjan Stevens, O'Brother, Devin Townsend, Glassjaw, Jeff Buckley, Yoko Shimomura, Sigur Ros, Gojira, Isis, Neutral Milk Hotel, Pink Floyd, Coheed and Cambria, Queen, Deftones, Cynic, The Pillows, Koji Kondo, Anamanaguchi, Botch, Gustav Holst,
 | Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV
IMHO, the weaker pair of "The Alchemy Index." "Air" is very mellow in the same way that "Water" was, this time shedding the aforementioned album's murkiness and going straight forward with for the most part soft and soothing ballads. The final volume has the band tapping into a more folky vein. No matter what way you slice it, these albums are an unquestionable success. Even if you don't like one album, the other three almost assuredly have you covered. Air: 3.6/5, Earth: 3.9/5 | 4.0
05.22.13 |  | Ben Sollee Learning to Bend
Seeing as it's so similar to Jeff Buckley, I really should love this... but something's not meshing with me; maybe it's the delivery that's getting at me. While it wasn't exactly a groundbreaking approach, on Grace it sounded like Jeff was putting the entirety of heart and soul into each individual song... all I'm getting with this is a guy with a good voice mimicking his idols (though not Buckley specifically). 2.6/5 | 2.5
05.21.13 |  | Ohashi Trio A Bird
Japanese Indie-Jazz... what can I say? Despite the language barrier this is quite enjoyable for me. Give it a try yourself! 3.3/5 | 3.5
05.20.13 |  | Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Descension
A Little less enjoyable than Ascension, but both are are easily better than GA:2 and YotBR, so Coheed has definitely re-found their direction. 3.6/5 | 3.5
05.20.13 |  | Dustin Kensrue Please Come Home
While the parts where Kensrue gets a little too fauxlky for his own good can get a little grating, the album is for the most part very enjoyable. Dustin did his best work with the band, but for any real fan of the band this is definitely worth checking out. 3.6/5 | 3.5
05.19.13 |  | Nine Inch Nails The Fragile
Doesn't really hit me with the force that "The Downward Spiral" or "Year Zero" do, but makes up for it in length. Keep up the good work Reznor. 3.8/5 | 4.0
05.17.13 |  | Grant Kirkhope Banjo-Kazooie
SO MUCH FREAKING NOSTALGIA IT HURTS!!!!! Even so, Grant Kirkhope knows how to make the perfect soundtrack for such a light-hearted and fun adventure. 4.2/5 | 4.0
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