“Alternative” Reviews

The album’s at its best when the music is more atmospheric and cinematic.

Songs in a Northern Key shows an artist at the height of his powers.

Perhaps Radiohead’s most intense, experimental, and unconventional album to date.

A palpable sense of longing permeates the cryptic lyrics.

I am interested to hear where they take this polished brand of sound on the full-length.

Hearing familiar songs get twisted into sometimes wonderful new shapes makes “I Might Be Wrong” worthwhile.

A diverse array of musical styles anchored by John Grant’s rich voice and heartbreaking lyrics.

Travis have produced an extremely accessible, melodic album.

The Fleshpeddlers are not what I was expecting.

I love the fact that it’s Christians putting this stuff out, that it’s Christians who are pushing the envelope of what’s acceptable.

If gothic music lived up to it’s name this is what it would sound like.

Easton isn’t doing anything mind-blowing here. He’s just very adept at penning good songs, musically and lyrically.

Not a masterpiece, but it shows a band that could be worth keeping an ear on in this decade.

The most straightforward Havalina release to date, if you can use “straightforward” to describe a Havalina release.

Sleeps with the Fishes is adept at taking what should be morose music and converts it into something resplendent.

Set yourself the easier task of locating the only good British weirdo album of the “grunge” era.

An abrasive, tuneful pop-punk-rock collision that works because of the band’s talent and ability.

It’s this dichotomy between the worldliness and the spirituality in their songs that makes Lift To Experience’s music so interesting to me.

At times, the album is a beautiful, eerie lullaby only to dissolve into sounds of gloom and despair.

This would be pretty unlistenable stuff except for the infectious beats and bass that keep your head nodding and your eyes glazed the whole time.