Mind Equals Blown

The stigma of your stereotypical “indie” artist is a tough one to break, unless of course, you manage to become so “indie” that nobody else is as “indie” as you. This is certainly the case for the outside-the-box sound which up-and-coming singer/songwriter Aaron Strumpel is responsible for. Strumpel’s latest album, Birds, is musical innovation at its finest

On their latest album In the Pit of the Stomach, Scottish ambient rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have taken an interesting turn from their last album. This album has a signature sound that is instantly recognizable as a WWPJ album, but with a different feel. Think along the lines of The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound, Kings of Leon’s Because of

On Family Force 5’s third full-length album, conveniently titled III, it seems like the band has hit something of a wall. The first two albums were great pop albums filled with catchy tunes that had cheesy yet memorable lyrics, all wrapped up with an intense amount of passion. III has a few tracks that are catchy, but the cheesy

Remember the time when bands like Seether, Papa Roach, and Staind dominated the airwaves? Those were pretty bad, weren’t they? They apparently aren’t over- for some at least. Between the corny/ self-loathing lyrics and almost identical to the ’90s/’00s nu-metal sound, it seems like Man Made Machine released their album, Become, just a little bit too

The first thing anyone who picks up Carson’s self-titled EP will notice is the striking vocal similarity between frontwoman Taisha Bethea and Hayley Williams of Paramore. Many artists out there attempt to put a Hayley Williams clone at the front of their band, but fail when they try to do so. What makes Carson’s situation different? The

On their latest album, Vice Verses, Switchfoot have perfected their new style. In many ways, this album has great similarity to their last album, Hello Hurricane, but with a sound that has been perfected and refined. Many bands struggle to reinvent their sound, while still keeping their fan base, but over the span of 8

Cobra Starship’s latest album, Night Shades, may not be the worst album to come out this year, but it is certainly not among the best. In fact, it sits directly in the middle. It lacks originality, though there are a few redemptive moments. In short, this latest installment seems to be the definition of mediocre. Fans

Although Stadium Arcadium was a commercially successful album, for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, it was an overall disappointment. The album sold extremely well and received high acclaim, but was lacking the creative vision that made RHCP an essential band.. It was driven by a few hit songs that sounded just like everything else on the