3rd Annual Radar Jamming Best Albums of 2012
For the past few years that I’ve been doing this list, I’d been able to identify a certain theme that had permeated the particular...
Toro Y Moi “Anything In Return” Review
Chaz Bundick’s—the mastermind behind Toro Y Moi—musical output can be described as amorphic; he helped pioneer the chillwave genre in “Causers of This,” while...
The Winter Sounds “Runner” Review
Potential. It’s what a lot of your favorite indie bands show glimpses of, but never quite realize. This is the gist of The Winter...
Forma “Off/On” Review
In Latin, the word “forma” means shape or figure, and in a more figurative sense it is also used to describe beauty. This implication...
Christina Aguilera “Lotus” Review
A year after the release of her album “Bionic” in 2010, Christina Aguilera returned to the spotlight as a judge on “The Voice,” and...
Green Day “¡Dos!” Review
So let me set something straight—I consider myself a pretty big Green Day fan. I’ve defended the band when people said they sucked, and...
Aerosmith “Music from Another Dimension!” Review
A long 11 years passed since Aerosmith last released original music, 2001’s “Just Push Play.” After a near break-up of the Boston’s Bad Boys...
CeeLo Green “CeeLo’s Magic Moment” Review
Less than 55 days until the beloved season of Christmas and CeeLo Green releases an album loaded with 14 holiday classics. Besides his...
Gary Clark Jr. “Blak And Blu” Review
Shining in authentic old-school blues fashion, guitar virtuoso Gary Clark Jr.’s major-label debut, “Blak and Blu,” brings true soul and pain back to an...
Ben Gibbard “Former Lives” Review
Taking poetic lyrics full of imagery seems to be a Death Cab for Cutie hallmark. On his first solo venture since 2009, lyricist and...