Forty-two

Jason Forrest – Shamelessly Exciting (Sonig) Forrest (formerly ‘Donna Summer’, until some legal dealings intervened)’s reputation as the ‘nice Kid606’ has been somewhat usurped by the Kid going ‘nice’ himself in 2005. Such encroachment is little matter, as Jason always had quality in spades. While the Kid got slightly boring this year, Forrest… well, theContinue reading “Forty-two”

Forty-four

Serena Maneesh – Serena Maneesh (Playlouder) A debut album from a very potentially exciting new indie band, this is both defined and hamstrung by a love of My Bloody Valentine. Granted, loving MBV is never really a problem, but this band’s thrall of the Creation wonders is never really developed into an identity for themselves.Continue reading “Forty-four”

Forty-seven

Queens Of The Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze (Interscope) Like the Cave In album of this year, Lullabies… is a good album, but one with qualification. While a new band releasing this record would impress me for being so good, the fact that this is QOTSA comes with the weight of the classic RatedContinue reading “Forty-seven”