RESTOCK. Not one to shy away from the taboo, Don Lennon leaps for the pop cultural jugular on his third full-length album DOWNTOWN. With such brow-raising subject matter as the Dave Matthews Band, John Cale, Lenny Kravitz, Bongwater (the group), rude foreign exchange students, the gay night-life scene, the Mekons, and the death of Dylan Thomas, Lennon finds himself in an especially adventurous mood lyrically. Musically, as well, the album is more diverse than his previous two releases (1997's MANIAC and 19...   [ read more ]

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The art direction of August Burns Red's third album strongly suggests a vintage early-'70s metal album by some little-remembered band -- probably British -- working in the Black Sabbath tradition. First track "The Truth of a Liar" opens with a vintage-metal scream and Tony Iommi-style riff, maintaining the connection to the past, but from that moment onwards, Messengers stays largely connected to the present day. The vocals aren't quite the usual Cookie Monster clichT, but they're defi...   [ read more ]

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