Author Archives: Vera Maksymiuk
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ALBUM REVIEW: PJ Harvey lets art come at its own pace on ‘I Inside the Old Year Dying’
PJ Harvey, “I Inside the Old Year Dying.” Rock and grunge pioneer PJ Harvey has consistently changed her sound and structure with each album. I Inside the Old Year Dying, the British singer-songwriter’s first album in seven years and her 10th overall, is yet another example of her artistic and…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Big Time Rush makes a surprise comeback with ‘Another Life’
Big Time Rush, “Another Life.” Ten years that their titular Nickelodeon show ended, Big Time Rush are back with a new 10-track album, Another Life. Another Life Big Time Rush Bought The Rights/BMG, June 2 5/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. The release came on an already important…
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REVIEW: Christine and the Queens ascend on ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’
Christine and the Queens, courtesy Paolo Roversi. For someone from a country that loves to analyze art, French singer-songwriter Christine and the Queens is not one to be put in a box. Instead, the artist chooses to express himself through theatricality, authenticity and self-expression. Last year’s operatic and fantastical…
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REVIEW: Louise Post finds solace in darkness on solo debut ‘Sleepwalker’
Louise Post (of Veruca Salt), “Sleepwalker.” If there is one thing Louise Post does consistently, it’s craft catchy hooks with a strong guitar solo to match. It is no surprise, then, that her first solo album, Sleepwalker, has the same energy and intensity for which the Veruca Salt vocalist,…