(Red Ink/Columbia, 2005) The Lashes’ full length debut on Coumbia imprint Red Ink is strong one, and hopefully portends a long career for the Seattle rockers. Seattle may have permanently put itself on the musical map in the early 1990s with the grunge movement and the Big Four (Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and […]

(Kemado, 2005) Chamber metal? Art rock? Classical metal? Indie rock? Who knows what to call this… Book of Sand is a difficult album on which to get a grip, both because it’s lyricless, and because the sound is so unique, which leads it to be somewhat difficult to enjoy, initially. […]