SUNFLOWER BEAN FALLS SHORT ON DEBUT LP ‘HUMAN CEREMONY’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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SUNFLOWER BEAN FALLS SHORT ON DEBUT LP ‘HUMAN CEREMONY’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

  Sunflower Bean has had a quick ascent from a DIY New York buzz band, to reaching some of the highest echelons of music acknowledgement, garnering mentions in some prestigious publications without having released a record.  While their precociousness is admirable (all three members are under 21), they may have lost a piece of the…

BLOC PARTY REVIVES WITH ‘HYMNS’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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BLOC PARTY REVIVES WITH ‘HYMNS’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Let’s be honest with ourselves: every Bloc Party album that gets release, we secretly hope will be as tremendous as the band’s 2005 debut album, Silent Alarm. For a fan to wish for this is natural, as we find comfort in the familiar, but it is also selfish and unfair. While Bloc Party’s fifth album,…

SLACKERLEE – TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2015
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SLACKERLEE – TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2015

  1. Tame Impala – Currents https://slackerlee.com//2015/07/27/album-review-tame-impalas-currents/ “Let It Happen” 2. Deafheaven – The New Bermuda  https://slackerlee.com//2015/11/12/deafheaven-new-bermuda-album-review/ “Brought To Water” 3. Baroness – Purple   https://slackerlee.com//2015/12/29/baroness-break-down-metal-boundaries-with-purple-album-review/ “The Iron Bell” 4. HEALTH – Dark Magic  https://slackerlee.com//2015/10/29/1022/ “Dark Enough” 5. Protomartyr – The Agent Intellect https://slackerlee.com//2015/12/22/protomartyr-the-agent-intellect-album-review/ “Why Does It Shake?” Honorable Mention:  Grimes – Art Angels   “Flesh Without Blood”      

BARONESS BREAK DOWN METAL BOUNDARIES WITH ‘PURPLE’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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BARONESS BREAK DOWN METAL BOUNDARIES WITH ‘PURPLE’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Rarely do we laud metal music with brilliant songwriting. That praise is typically reserved for more stripped down genres such as folk, country, or rock. Metal’s epithets typically include adjectives like powerful, intense, chaotic, or energetic. The discography of Baroness, including the newly released Purple album, however, shirks this preconception. Baroness are masters of song…