United Nations – S/T
When members of Converge, Glassjaw, Thursday and who knows who else start a band together, all the messageboards go into overdrive and a hype is quickly created.
No Fun At All – Low Rider
After a successful reunion show at Groezrock last year, Sweden’s No Fun At All decided to get back together and record a new album.
Energy – Invasions Of The Mind
I don’t know where Bridge Nine keeps digging these bands up but they’ve got another winner on their hands with Energy.
Barricade – Demons
Barricade does the whole NYHC thing in a most convincing way on “Demons” while also paying tribute to acts like Ringworm.
Ben Folds – Way To Normal
Ben Folds has always been painfully honest in his lyrics. Or maybe it’s all just short stories and we don’t have a first clue what he’s really like.
Gym Class Heroes – The Quilt
Gym Class Heroes are back with album number three called “The Quilt” and damn, this stuff is just too catchy!
Solea – Finally We Are Nowhere
When Solea released their self-titled debut, I was hooked! Excellent guitar-driven rock that was poppy, nicely layered yet still had some of that punkrock energy seething inside.
Tom Morello : The Nightwatchman – The Fabled City
Tom Morello is back with his superhero alter ego The Nightwatchman. His debut “One Man Revolution” was barely satisfactory but back then he was armed only with his voice an acoustic guitar.
The Datsuns – Headstunts
The problem with The Datsuns is that they released a near perfect debut album to which all their future releases would be compared.
I Set My Friends On Fire – You can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
Seriously, if this is the best thing your A&R managers can come up with, you’re better of firing the whole lot of ‘em.