Dentist: “Night Swimming” (Cleopatra Records) Debra Kate Schafer August 8, 2018 Albums, Reviews Most people don’t like going to the dentist, but I can safely say that most people like listening to Dentist -- that band, that is. The three-piece, genre defying group calls the eclectic oceanfront city...
Halestorm: “Vicious” (Atlantic) Debra Kate Schafer August 8, 2018 Albums, Reviews Vicious is Halestorm’s fourth studio album, and trying to follow up an album that stemmed four Top 10 hits in the mainstream rock category is difficult to say the least. As expected, though, the hard roc...
Dirty Projectors: “Lamp Lit Prose” (Domino Recording Company) Debra Kate Schafer July 25, 2018 Albums, Reviews Brooklyn, NY is home to one of the coolest and subtly edgy groups I have ever known. Dirty Projectors have been releasing music since 2002 and I have to say, over 15 years later, they still have the cool...
Florence and the Machine: “High as Hope” (Virgin EMI) Debra Kate Schafer July 18, 2018 Albums, Reviews If I could describe Florence and the Machine’s latest album, High as Hope, in one word, it would be goosebumps. I was merely 45 seconds into the first song and I had goosebumps up and down my arms. The l...
Nine Inch Nails: “Bad Witch” (The Null Corporation) Debra Kate Schafer July 4, 2018 Albums, Reviews A Nine Inch Nails album, partially inspired by David Bowie. As if 2018 couldn’t get any weirder, that happened. Last week, NIN released a 30-minute long, six-track record entitled Bad Witch, which has st...
5 Seconds of Summer: “Youngblood” (Capitol Records) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews It has been three years since we last heard from the Australian foursome who were first thrust into the spotlight opening for the English quintet (later turned foursome, as well), One Direction. Although...
The Get Up Kids: “Kicker” (Polyvinyl Records) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews When I scroll through my music library on my phone, I always laugh a bit to myself when I get to the letter “H.” Why? Because I have about eight or nine songs with the name -- “Holiday” -- that range fro...
Mike Shinoda: “Post Traumatic” (Warner Bros. Records) Melanie Wedemeier June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews My initial reaction to Post Traumatic -- while listening to the first twenty seconds of the opening track -- was dread. As a diary of Mike Shinoda’s experiences from the loss of bandmate Chester Benningt...
Welles: “White Trees and Red Trashes” (300 Entertainment) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews There are certain people in this world who just “get” music. Some of the biggest stars of today still don’t “get” music and they possibly never will. To be one with music is to clearly interpret feelings...
Father John Misty: “God’s Favorite Customer” (Sub Pop) Melanie Wedemeier June 20, 2018 Albums, Reviews Heartbreak sucks. Being exiled to a hotel room during a brief separation from your wife sucks even more, and that is what God’s Favorite Customer is here to chat about. As you’d expect with any...
