A Static Lullaby
A Static Lullaby
Available Oct. 10
Sometimes you come across a CD that just makes you go, "Hmmmm."
A Static Lullaby's new self-titled release is definitely one of those albums.
How the band decided on the titles for its songs is an enigma. For example, in "Annexation of Puerto Rico," nowhere - at least that I was able to hear - are any of those words mentioned, let alone the entire phrase. Most of the songs have very interesting titles, such as "The Art of Sharing Lovers," "Trigger-Happy Tarantula" and "Eager Cannibals."
In a way, A Static Lullaby sounds an awful lot like an early Papa Roach in its alternation between half-yelling and half-singing its lyrics. The band is not as dark and deep as Papa Roach, evidenced by its quirky song titles, but if you're looking for something that is just as high energy and in your face, A Static Lullaby will definitely fit the bill.
If you would like to catch A Static Lullaby live, you don't need to look too far. The band will be in Albuquerque on Oct. 18 at the Launchpad.
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You cannot get more musically diverse than the Motet.
With sounds ranging from Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban and Latin to good old jazz, this all-instrumental band offers something for everyone. If you think that smooth jazz is only used for elevator music and late-night radio stations, think again.
The Motet is able to update a genre of music that has been out of the mainstream and considered a musical sleeping pill. The group is able to revitalize it and give it a pulse. Every drumbeat is a beating heart, every guitar chord a voice, and the silky saxophone laces a narrative that only an ensemble band can tell.
Even though there are not any lyrics, each track is able to tell a story. In the track "La Lucha," you feel as if you are placed right in the center of Havana, full of bustling commotion and ethnic flair.
Most popular music takes listeners to the nightclub or rock show - places where sounds blend together into one loud soundtrack of banality. But the Motet is able to do what few other bands can do - it is able to show you the world.
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I guess you really can learn something new every day.
I, for one, never knew there was a genre of music called conceptual metal. How utterly foolish of me to think that all music that consists of screamed lyrics and nonrhythmic percussion should be lumped into one big category. Shame on me.
After listening to Mastodon's newest album, Blood Mountain, I realized that if you are not a fan of death-screamo-conceptual metal and the nuances that it contains, there is no warming up to the genre.
If you liked Mastodon in the past, I'm sure that you'll just love this album. It's loud and has lots of screaming on it, in addition to even heavier guitar riffs. And, if you're not a fan or heavy sleeper, Blood Mountain also makes for a great alarm clock, because there's really no way you can sleep through it.
One definite quirk on the album has to be the last track. Even though there is technically only five minutes of actual song, the total playing time is 22 minutes. The next 16 minutes are dead silence, and the last minute or so is a really creepy reading of a fan's letter and devilish laughing at the end.
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