The Occurrence - Tag: Album Review

Sebadoh Defend Yourself Joyful Noise It's been 14 years since lo-fi rock trio Sebadoh released a proper album, and it sounds as though no time has passed at all. The sound of Defend Yourself is as...

Daft PunkRandom Access MemoriesDaft Life/Columbia "Give life back to music."  This clear and measured statement opens Daft Punk's colossal new album.  For a group that has spent all of their career in masks and have...

Implants From Chaos to Order Cyber Tracks For those of us who used to enthusiastically buy those inexpensive punk CD compilations at Hot Topic, Implants read like a meeting of the gods. Composed of...

Thao & the Get Down Stay DownWe the CommonRibbon Music There's nothing "common" about Thao Nguyen's talent and vibe. A delicious unease grasps these 12 tracks, a sort of folksy Williamsburg (Kentucky AND...

Flying Lotus Until The Quiet Comes Warp/Brainfeeder   "Hope u guys like 'until the quiet comes' I feel like I did my best to tell you my story, honestly"  Steven Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus, wrote this...

The xx Coexist Young Turks   So much gets made of the proverbial "Sophomore Slump" that most bands attempt to combat these days.  The xx can not be bothered by all that.  With Coexist, the English threesome's second release,...

Grizzly Bear Shields Warp Records "I know it's wrong, just give until it's gone." sings Daniel Rossen on "A Simple Answer", a standout among standouts that is Grizzly Bear's fourth studio album, Shields.  Sometimes the dense, lush tones...

Despite the turning of the page, the '90s are still all the rage. Coincidentally, two of that decade's biggest ragers, Fiona Apple and the Smashing Pumpkins, release new albums this week. One has...