For alternative pop trio Arrows in Action, nostalgia is not only a double-edged sword but also the thread that binds their highly-anticipated second album, "I Think I've Been Here Before".
A dark, frightening look at everything wrong in America, and it rings as true now as it ever has. Lyrically it's pessimistic and apocalyptic, tackling topics like looking for work, the legacy of the Me Generation and their failures.
They stamped their own identity on the metal world with the compositions becoming more fierce than cold, and with a great maturity in song writing and execution becoming clearly evident with each passing early release.
A sludge-stoner rock powerhouse, loaded with crushing riffs, thunderous rhythms, and infectious hooks. The Portland quartet doubles down on heavy fuzz and anthemic choruses, channeling the raw energy of metal with a beer-soaked sense of fun.
A great example of the hard-bop genre, the album includes four Golson compositions, plus "Staccato Swing" by Ray Bryant, who plays on the album, and the jazz standard "Autumn Leaves."
Natalie Jane is rewriting pop's rules. With emotionally visceral lyrics and a seismic voice to match, the singer-songwriter is one of the most intriguing powerhouses of pop's new generation.
Leith Ross takes the audience on a journey into their own life (past, present and future) to paint a picture of what they believe the world will become outside of themselves, even long after their life ends.
The album is described as a “full-on musical,” telling the story of a shipwrecked crew of sixteen men, only three of whom survive a catastrophic storm.
Can was founded in 1968 by Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit who formed a group which would transcend all boundaries of music.
