Category: Album Reviews
L.T.Z. Doubles Down on Ambitious, Definitive 20-Track Hip-hop Album
(Editor’s note: L.T.Z. asked me to be as critical as possible with this one, so strap in. We’re going to delve deep.) L.T.Z. describes Sophisticated Slabs, his latest...... Read More
Latest All-American Rejects EP Explores New Identity, Pursues Fresh Horizons
The All-American Rejects have typically been a barometer band, one so consistently pop-radio friendly and adherent to a mainstream alternative sound that a listener’s opinion of its music...... Read More
Harumph Hones Americana Jazz Sound On Strong Full-Length Effort ‘Threes’
Few bands straddle genre quite the way Harumph does. With a signature blend of Americana, blues, jazz, and even surf rock, the five-piece Norman band has a specific...... Read More
Get Fired Calls It Quits, Leaves Behind Punk Rock Resumé
Get Fired at Norman Music Festival X (photo by Sean Carr) Get Fired was an Oklahoma City punk band that brought fast and fun tunes to bars around...... Read More
Classic Pop Harmonies and Heartfelt Songs Shine on Lunar Laugh’s Latest
From the opening moments of Mama’s Boy, which kicks off with its title track, The Lunar Laugh invokes a softie image of sunny melodies and sing-song harmonies. The first...... Read More
The Options Break 12-Year Silence With Invigorating, If Uneven, New Album
DOT, the new album from Norman-based The Options, comes over a decade after the band’s last release, and while it is fundamentally limited by its homebrew production, the album...... Read More
Top 20 LPs of 2016: 10-1 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs (20-11) 10. Every Little Thing She Does Is Tragic by...... Read More
Top 20 LPs of 2016: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs Top 20 LPs (10-1) 20. Akiba by Akiba The album art to Akiba...... Read More
Top 20 EPs of 2016: 10-1 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs (20-11) Top 20 LPs 10. Pop Rocks & Cocaine by TRPQWN It’s not...... Read More
Top 20 EPs of 2016: 20-11 (Jarvix’s Big 50)
For info on the Big 50, head over here. Top 10 Singles Top 20 EPs (10-1) Top 20 LPs 20. The EP by Gabrielle B. Backed by sparse...... Read More