Mew - Frengers

Mew is a very talented band from Denmark and have been around since 1994 and are still together. They have a very unique sound to them vocally and instrumentally. They're lyrics are very interesting and they usually have a dark undertone to their songs. Jonas Bjerre have a soft, mesmerizing voice that lulls the listener into a trance-like state. He is the biggest reason I've been listening to this band for so long.

Frengers, their 3rd LP, is a very relaxing album. It starts out very strong with "Am I Wry? No" and "156" (which I consider to be the most addicting songs on the album," there is a very sad vibe to these songs lyrically and instrumentally which works very well with the airy vocals of Jonas. After the first three songs, they really slow down the tempo, even more than it already is, with "Symmetry" and "Behind the Drapes". These songs were absolutely beautiful instrumentally and vocally. It was a great change of pace. The next song, "Her Voice is Beyond Her Years," was a very different sound, even for them, considering they had a female singer in the mix. This was a wonderful addition to the song and to the album, a slight mix in what is going on can be very refreshing. Two songs later, "She Came Home for Christmas," is a very slow, intimate song, which was an incredible add to this album. You can really sense this emotional attachment to the person this is about in this song, which is a beautiful vibe to get in a song, you know they're doing something right if you can get that feeling in a song. "Shespider" was really a song that I was not very crazy about, I really think it is the only flaw on this album. I was not crazy about the abrupt change of tempo in this song. It really came out of nowhere and did not feel necessary at all. This is the only song where I was not crazy about his lyrics all the way through. Something sounded off on his lyrics when he got louder and it really didn't do it for me. "Comforting sounds really made up for "Shespider," a very relaxed feel to end the album is always perfect. The song is a little drawn out, but I believe that it worked much better that way.

Overall, I think this was a fantastic album, there was one blemish, but the other addicting songs around the album made up for it. I give this album a 10/10. This is a must listen to album if you have Spotify or something like that. Any music lover should really enjoy this album.

The Streets - Original Pirate Material

The Streets is a hip-hop group from the U.K that had a very unique sound to them. The album Original Pirate Material was their first full length album and it blew me away. From the start they get you pumped up with Turn the Page as the intro. What I really enjoy about this album is that it has a lot of variety, from the beats to the lyrics and meanings. There are a lot of fantastic songs on this album. The golden songs are definitely: Has is Come to This?, It's too Late, Weak Become Heroes, and Stay Positive. This songs are pretty emotional and have a lot of meaning. Out of those songs, Weak Become Heroes is THE song. It's about a night on the town and how it works. It's very intense lyrically and has a beautiful beat. With all this seriousness in these songs, they break the tension well with songs like: Too Much Brandy, Don't Mug Yourself, and The Irony of it All. This was by far their best album but when you listen to it, you can understand why. This album is very hard to beat. I give this album an 8/10. The only thing I really didn't enjoy about this album is "Geezers Need Excitement" there was nothing really special about that song, but everything else was fantastic. I really recommend this album, this is a very unique hip-hop album I think everyone should give it a try.

Scooter - Music for a Big Night Out

Scooter is an electronic band from the UK that has been around for quite some time now. Music for a Big Night Out is their most recent album... and they NAILED IT. This album has so much energy and excitement in it that you feel like you're in the crowd jamming out. From the start of the album, in the intro, you get pumped and you're just ready to go nuts from then on out. The album was very strong from the very beginning, with I'm a Raver Baby, Army of Hardcore and 4 AM to start out, you're at your peak of raving in the club... or in your head, I don't judge... Anyways, these songs take you for an extremely exciting ride with catchy beats, fun vocals and great effects. I feel like the Golden song on this album is 4 AM. From the crowd at the beginning to the female vocalist with the extremely strong voice, this song is just a hit and was definitely a perfect fit for early in the album. The only song I really wasn't feeling was Overdose. It was rather silly whereas the rest of the album has a fun intensity to it which is totally what Scooter is about. I feel like that song doesn't really belong with Scooter in general. I highly recommend this album to anyone who enjoys electronic music, they go from Pop to Happy Hardcore, they're all over the place and very fun. Overall, I definitely give this album a 9/10, this album was near perfect. Overdose is the main reason I lowered it to a 9, I enjoyed every song on it and I think a lot of other people will too.

Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C

So by this time, everyone knows Wiz Khalifa... I just had never really listened to an album from him. I will say I was pleasantly surprised with this album. The beats were fantastic and he's very talented at rapping. His little gimmick is cool too (the little laugh), you tend to see that a lot in hip-hop but I still like it. Not particularly crazy about the lyrics, but still a fairly good album. This is a long album too, 17 songs is quite a bit when it comes to an album. There are definitely songs that stick out above the rest, including: Bluffin, Got Everything, Fall Asleep, and Time. The problem is there are songs like "Its Nothin'" that just balance out the album and keep it from being a great album. That was really the biggest downside, I'd give this album a 6/10, there are more good songs than bad, but there were a lot of bad songs so I was iffy with the rating. It's definitely not a must check out, but it's still decent.

Sean Key - Moving Forward EP 8/10

Sean Key is an artist coming out of Atlanta and is very talented. He really mixes up his sound and this is album is no different. It has a Pop Rock/Synthpop sound to it. Very catchy and upbeat definitely something to enjoy. Something else I really enjoy about this album is you can really feel a lot of emotion coming from this album. Especially from Walk Away and Moving Forward, definitely my favorite songs from the EP. Another plus is the placing of the songs on the EP, it really set the mood of the EP that way. There were just little things for each song that I felt like could have been a little better, but overall this is a fantastic album and I suggest you all check it out. I don't normally do this but I'm going to post the link to his bandcamp so anyone can download his album for free and enjoy it!

Sean Key - Moving Foward

Thursday - Discography

Thursday was one of my favorite bands for quite some time so I thought I should make a post about them. They are a post-hardcore/alternative rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that broke up in late 2011. They were a major influence in the revival of the Post-hardcore scene and still influence bands, for example Touche Amore. Thursday made six studio albums, two splits (One with Thrice and one with Envy), and two live albums. Their first album, Waiting (1999), was very different from everything else they did. It was more Post-hardcore where as most of their other music is more alternative rock until you get to their final album, No Devolución (2011), where I feel more of a pop influence. The vocalist, Geoff Rickly, has an extremely unique voice that contrasts with the secondary singer which works very well. The instrumentals change a lot throughout the albums, they have the same sound but different, if that makes sense. My favorite album from them would have to be Common Existence followed closely by Full Collapse but you should check out every album if you're interested in them at all. They have a special place in my heart and I would love for anyone who reads this to check em out.

Discography:
Waiting - 6/10
Full Collapse - 9/10
War All the TIme - 8/10
A City by the Light Divided 7/10
Common Existence 10/10
No Devolución 8/10

Imagine Dragons - Continued Silence EP

So this EP I checked out because of promising reviews and I have to say I was very disappointed with it. The only song I really enjoyed in this album was the song Radioactive. Radioactive is the first song on this track list and it had me excited for the rest of the album. But the rest was rather dull. I was not crazy about his voice and this album is very drum heavy, which is not a bad thing but I don't feel like they executed it properly. This was definitely nothing special. I give this album a 2/10.