The 1975 spreads love in ‘Being Funny in A Foreign Language’
Indie-pop band The 1975 (“I’m In Love With You”) released their fifth studio album “Being Funny In A Foreign Language,” returning with all of the genre blending sounds we have come to expect from them. The album was originally teased…
New Backstreet Boys album butchers Christmas classics
The Backstreet Boys (“DNA”) released their first Christmas album “A Very Backstreet Christmas” on Oct. 14, 72 days before Christmas. The album was intended to be released last year, but was pushed back due to the pandemic. But Backstreet is…
Retrospective: ‘Doctor Zhivago’ remains exceptionally gorgeous
After riding off the success of “Lawrence of Arabia,” English filmmaker Sir David Lean (“Brief Encounter”) decided to tackle Boris Pasternak’s (“The Last Summer”) novel “Doctor Zhivago.” In the film, NKVD General Yevgraf Zhivago (Alec Guinness, “The Ladykillers”) tries to…
Greta Van Fleet rocks Albany stage with rousing concert
On Oct. 5, I was fortunate to find myself at the MVP Arena in Albany for a Greta Van Fleet (“Light My Love”) concert. Greta Van Fleet is a modern rock band of four which seems to have an incredible…
Middling King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album lacks creativity
Australian rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (“Omnium Gatherum”) released their 21st studio album, “Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava,” on Oct. 7. The album is the first of a trio of albums the band announced for…
Taylor Swift fans anxiously await upcoming album ‘Midnights’
It seems that time has moved dreadfully slow for fans since Taylor Swift (“No Body, No Crime”) revealed the name and release date of her tenth studio album at the VMAs as she won an award for “Video of The…
Rina Sawayma dives into contemporary pop rock with ‘Hold the Girl’
Japanese-British pop rocker Rina Sawayama (“Follow Me”) released her second studio album “Hold the Girl” on Sept. 16. The album is the follow-up to her star-making debut album and ode to Y2K, “SAWAYAMA.” The album made her an instant alt-pop…
Weezer EP incoherent after taking ideas from other musicians
The autumn season has just begun and as promised, Weezer (“Buddy Holly”) released the latest EP in their “SZNZ” collection on Sept. 22. It features seven songs and is the band’s ninth EP record. Weezer dropped “SZNZ: Autumn” hoping to…
Maya Hawke’s ‘MOSS’ hones in on folk ballads, Swift-esque sounds
Singer-songwriter Maya Hawke (“Blue Hippo”) released her second studio album “MOSS” on Sept. 23. The album follows her critically acclaimed debut “Blush” from 2020. To call Hawke a singer-songwriter is like calling Ted Kascynski a mathematician: there are some important…
New Ari Lennox album explores love, condemns toxic men
R&B singer and 2022 OzFest headliner, Ari Lennox (“Shea Butter Baby”), released her sophomore album “age/sex/location” on Sept. 9. The album is supported by the singles “Pressure” and “Hoodie” as well as the companion “Away Message” EP. Dreamville Records staple…
