The album Parachutes by Coldplay was the first studio effort by the band that granted them amazing success. It is like all their albums in that it is different from all their other work. Matt Begala sat down with the album and gave his thoughts on each song as well as the albums turnout.

I took some time to listen to The Black Keys album Magic Potion. The album was released in 2006 and features a much more Black Keys than they’re other albums. Listen to hear my thoughts on the album.      

Ale Hudson reviews The Dodos second album in this music review. With a child-like style, Visiter provides an energetic intensity unmatched by other artists. Including adult themes mixed with simplistic and catchy styles, the large variety of instruments used in this album captures the very essence of a child’s imagination and creativity.

London based singer/songwriter Keaton Henson’s debut album Dear… mourns of lost love and tender heartbreak. In this album review, Ale Hudson comments on Henson’s stylistic achievements as well as his predicted future success. Fans of melancholy, rainy day music will fall in love with this misery-soaked album and sincere, introverted artist.

Released in 1994, Dummy consists of Bristol-based band members Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley. With its mash up of hip-hop beats and trippy vocals, Portishead became one of the pioneers of a new genre called trip-hop. Ale Hudson explores the quality of the songs as well as the artists in this album review.

Ale Hudson examines Buena Vista Social Club’s debut album in this review. Staring out as an elite 1940s social club in Havana, Cuba, this album captures an era from long ago mixing contemporary artists with musicians of the 40s. Released in 1997, this album went on to win a Grammy and inspired acclaimed director Wim [...]

The Irish rock band The Cranberries released their debut album “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Don’t We?” in March 1993. Written entirely by captivating lead vocalist Dolores O’Riordan, this album captures the nineties in a hauntingly upbeat way. Filled with sweeping orchestral numbers and soaring vocals, The Cranberries first full lenghth album is [...]

“The Velvet Underground & Nico” is the debut album by American rock band The Velvet Underground and German collaborator Nico. Recorded in 1966 during Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable multimedia event tour, this album is known for it’s experimental qualities as well as the controversial subject matter of many of its songs. Ale Hudson examines [...]

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s second album “Sounds of Silence” was released in January 1966. Full of lonesome lyrics of heartbreak and isolation, the upbeat rhythm and surface level cheerfulness contrast with the underlying messages of the songs. Ale Hudson explores the depth to this album and her thoughts on Simon & Garfunkel’s masterpiece in [...]

Ale Hudson reviewed AC/DC’s most successful studio album “Back in Black” which became the second best selling album of all time. Released in February 1980, this album is the first of AC/DC’s without former lead singer Bon Scott. “Back in Black” is a tribute to this legendary musician’s eventful life of partying and rock and [...]