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Their first album of new material since "Walk-ing On" back in '95, their sixth overall finds the former Arena Rock innovators in a contemplative though thoroughly non-"corporate" mood. Yes folks, it seems every so often, say, six or seven cycles around the sun, the timeless flying Fender's got to touch ...

Throughout the years Covenant's remained a benchmark talent as Electronic music makers worldwide. Recognized as slightly less polished yet still on an equal footing as such legendary acts as Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, Kraftwerk or Front 242 types, the progressively pared Swedish trio continues to create instilling audio imagery ...

You have to hand it to Trent Gardner for bringing together another stellar cast of musicians for his second "Explorer's Club" effort, titled, "Raising the Mammoth." Between this project, and the "Leonardo -- The Absolute Man" album he helmed last year, Gardner has been busy with these side projects, but ...

There was something that struck me as I read along the press release while listening to GK's second all instrumental. Sean Malone, bass and stick man - "stick" operating much as would the bass or guitar, only the strings are tapped, not plucked, to achieve a more percussive and broader ...

Looks can be deceiving. At first glance, I scoffed at the name, notion, and these four leftovers from the last Mayberry. I'm not going on a limb to say I'm not a huge fan of their style of music, which is definable in roughly three categories, they being, Rock, Boogie, ...

I've got to admit being a little skeptical running down this list of six for a slightly dated debut EP that's back for another run at Rock n' Roll reverb. The vibe front out is that of a late '60s/'70s style retro-revival from a four member band whose roots reach ...

I'm sorry I missed 'em the first time around on their "Distorted Lullabies" 2001 breakthrough, but "Precious" comes across as a pleasant surprise. Upon skimming then reading the song lyrics, I was left with an impression that Ours is more about substance than style, but I wasn't sure if we ...

And what would we classify as "normal" these days anyway? Naturally, "Normal" comes away as anything but, as if by design, yet that'd be a little too obvious for the listener, let alone first timer. I'd have liked to see some lyrics to go with the song instead of just ...

We should've seen it coming… but we didn't. And how could we? Nothing The Church seems to do, better than two decades now, seems to fall into complacency. Their timeless mix of majestic atmospherics with the cutting edge has afforded them a longevity few others could ever hope to boast ...

Well the scene is set serenely enough at the onset. "Hourly Nightly" begins a two minute turn back to the psychedelia and a future Floyd where all is dreamy; a mellowing phase that segues into the likes of "Run Cherry Run" and "Little Deaths," two hip-shaking, toe tapping tambourine songs ...

I like to believe that everyone has the ability to sing. Whether or not you're good at it is another story but it's definitely a gift (or curse) that we all posses. But my mother used to tell me when I was little that just because you can do something ...

Music to duel by… music to duel by? Of course, and Errol Flynn would be damned proud. Of course if he ever witnessed the unlikely marriage of Japanimation to soundtracks, to loops, samples, and clusters of bits, bites, and body parts that make up the whole, he'd have probably cut ...