The Canadian punks’ Polaris-winning sophomore LP proved that hardcore could stray outside of its traditionally narrow confines without sacrificing the band’s reputation within the genre. Read my FLOOD review here.
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Fucked Up’s ‘Chemistry of Common Life: Revisionist History’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Fucked Up on 02/26/2024 by Kurt OrzeckGrandaddy’s ‘Blu Wav’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Grandaddy on 02/16/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
No one can turn a bummer into a fun time quite like Grandaddy, as they prove again with a softly breathtaking new album. Read my FLOOD review here.
British Sea Power’s ‘Do You Like Rock Music?’ Reissue: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags British Sea Power on 02/13/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
British Sea Power’s remastered 2008 LP is rounded out with B-sides and BBC live recordings which further immerse the listener in the time period. Read my FLOOD review here.
Loving’s ‘Any Light’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Loving on 02/12/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Canadian duo Loving blossom into their own on their soft and breezy sophomore collection of hypnagogic folk pop. Read my FLOOD review here.
Brittany Howard’s ‘What Now’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard on 02/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Alabama Shakes vocalist Brittany Howard’s larger-than-life-sounding voice dominates her sophomore solo album as she addresses themes of self-empowerment, self-motivation, and moving on. Read my FLOOD review here.
Paranoid Style’s ‘Interrogator’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Paranoid Style on 02/06/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
The DC garage-pop band throws caution to the wind on their fourth album, which sounds as fresh as a debut as they tear through 13 songs in what feels like the time it takes to flip to Side B. Read my full review for FLOOD here.
Courting’s ‘New Last Name’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Courting on 01/29/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Moving at a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speed that never ceases to captivate, post-punk quartet Courting makes a case for appreciating life and all its wonders at breakneck speed on their second LP. Read my FLOOD review here.
Touché Amoré’s ‘Is Survived By: Revived’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Touché Amoré on 01/22/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Remixed and remastered, post-hardcore group Touché Amoré’s Is Survived By: Revived sounds crisper here, with a cleaner separation of sound that does far more justice to the tight performances by each band member. Read my FLOOD review here.
Spiritualized’s ‘Amazing Grace’ 20th Anniversary Reissue: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Spiritualized on 01/21/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
The second installment in the Spaceman Reissue Program series brings more clarity to Spiritualized’s uncharacteristically collaborative, exuberant and sincere 2003 effort. Check out FLOOD for my full review.
Green Day’s ‘Saviors’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Green Day on 01/18/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Head to FLOOD to read my early review of Green Day’s much-discussed new album, Saviors, before it drops tamarra.
The Bad Penny (beta) 