REVIEW: SLEIGH BELLS - REIGN OF TERROR

Article from LA Music Blog

Upon listening to the first track off Reign of Terror, “True Shred Guitar,” you hear the sounds of a live crowd in anticipation of seeing Sleigh Bells come on stage (which they do) and begin to do what they’re always good at: being loud. Loud and cantankerous. Loud and cantankerous in the way you might expect from bands like AC/DC, and it’s these bands that “True Shred Guitar” and most of Reign of Terror take their heavy metal distortion cues from. Considering its swift lyrical progression and repetition, “True Shred Guitar” hardly sounds long enough to really be deemed a track, but it sets the atmosphere for the rest of the album...

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REVIEW: CLOUD NOTHINGS - ATTACK ON MEMORY

There’s been a lot of ’90s revisiting lately, mostly because it’s been 20-some years since Nirvana’s Nevermind exploded onto the scene. But simply reminiscing while playing these “old” records isn’t enough for some artists, particularly those whose bands’ shelf lives rely on these influences to bring out their sounds. Take Cloud Nothings and their latest LP, Attack On Memory, for example. The title itself can allude to the band’s ability to bring out these almost eerie, ghost-like memories of sounds from bands that struck the early-to-mid-90s alternative era with fervent aggression.

MYFM PRESENTS FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS @ THE ROXY

Los Angeles-based neo-soul group just kicked off 2012 in the best way possible by playing at The Roxy here on Sunset Blvd. last week. You can check out my concert review for LA Music Blog by clicking the link below. Photos by Melissa Karlin, unless otherwise noted.

Read here: http://lamusicblog.com/2012/01/review/private-show-for-fitz-and-the-tantrums-the-roxy/