I suppose this had to happen. Mike Patton has released an album of Italian pop covers. And frankly, there are no singers of his ilk who would be better suited for the task. Even Patton’s haters have trouble arguing with his fantastic range and vocal style, and what are the…

Isis have seemingly created a genre all to themselves—lush instrumental soundscapes punctuated by bellowing vocals. But, to try and rigidly define their textural sound by any amalgam or arrangement of letters and words can lead to nothing but frustration, so to spare myself and the reader my literary shortcomings, let’s…