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Last Active 07-13-09 3:24 am
Joined 07-07-09

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Thrice, The Receiving End of Sirens, Darkest Hour, Maroon 5, Telefon Tel Aviv, Underoath, Taking Back Sunday, The Dear Hunter, M83, Chevelle, Finch, Boston, James Newton Howard, and more.,

Taking Back Sunday New Again
I absolutely regretted this purchase at first, but now it's gaining some validity through repeated listens. I'm not convinced about their "new band" thing, it still feels the same, albeit a tad altered. Although it's growing on me, I still can't help but feel like it's held back in some major ways. It seems TBS unknowingly played it safe for most of this outing and didn't give themselves any new ground to really glow on. They're at their best when the energy is high and emotions are raw and sincere rather than modest and bottled up. It's pleasurably watered down if anything (with it's respective ups and downs) but still makes me wish for an		3.0
07.13.09
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV
Although my wishes for a more consistent and focused Air are abound, I have to tip my hat way off for how much Earth makes up for it. It's conventional to it's influence, but brand friggin' new to the context of Thrice and what they do for it. They are displaying variety rather than creativity with this, but they vary so well that it's hard to not be floored by it. It's sincere and passionate in ways most groups can hardly come close to. If meandering off to insane new ground isn't enough, Thrice closes with a tune so destructively good, it must be stopped. Child of Dust is it for me. Thrice can stop if they wanted, they've justified their 		4.5
07.13.09
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
I could write for hours about how much these guys get me goin. Buy them, buy them a lot...		4.0
07.13.09
Shiny Toy Guns Season of Poison
I found this album to be very enjoyable. It's more feverish and abrasive than We are Pilots, but it did a serviceable job of keeping my ears perked throughout many listens. I thought Sisley made a valid effort of infusing her edge into Shiny's sound; she's very effective at keeping up the energy and blasting you with all she's got. She can hold her own in slower tracks, but she isn't her strong point. For me, the album starts strong with "When did this storm begin" but dips down into the mediocre "Money" and "Owe" which have their moments, but ultimately stink of "filler". Then season picks back up with the excellent "Ghost Town" and re		3.0
07.13.09
Finch Say Hello to Sunshine
Despite the nauseating "Fireflies" I cannot recommend the album enough. It completely dismantles Finch's firm foundation and digs deep into the Earth to uncover something truly worth noting. 		4.0
07.07.09

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