Pebble sees Lemuria’s songwriting territory expanding far beyond the sonic landscape displayed on the band’s earlier releases—songwriters Alex Kerns and Sheena Ozzella effortlessly add shifting time signatures and intricate song structures into their repertoire while retaining their trademark vocal harmonies. Lyrical brevity has long been a strength of this band, and Pebble doesn’t change what […]
Chad Peck
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Paul Auster
In many ways, Sunset Park is classic Auster: self-negating male protagonist, plot elements hinging on chance, New York and failure as a mode of operation. However, unlike previous works, this book forgoes surreal qualities in favour of a relatively (for Auster) straight-forward story about the need for human connection, love in all its manifestations and art. […]
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Mustaine
This book is inaccurately subtitled A Heavy Metal Memoir. More appropriate would be A History of My Substance Abuse (and other stories). Mustaine is incredibly long on sex and drugs, and short on rock ’n’ roll —Megadeth albums sadly provide a backdrop and timeline for depravity and failed rehab attempts. The narrative suffers from some […]