MARILLION 'FEAR: Fuck Everyone And Run" (2016)

....AND.....My favorite band of all time does it yet again. Beautiful work as always. But gone are the days where I listen to a new album from them start to finish. There is way too much epic music for me to let slide by without noting the highlights thus trying to eat the whole album all at once. It gets to overwhelming. This will be consuming a LOT of my listening time since I'm getting ready for the NYC show in Nov, less than 1 month. Here we go...

NEW MODEL ARMY 'Winter' (2016)

Consistently above average music from New Model Army. This one is no different. Somewhere between folk and new wave and punk. Some dark undertones and great tuneful vocals always mixed up front. My favorite album from them is The Ghost of Cain for sentimental reasons. Never saw them live though.

DESCENDENTS 'Hypercaffium Spazzinate' (2016)

Quite possibly a career best for Descendents. No filler, and I'm hearing a most perfect album. The Beach Boys pop with a heavy guitar crush and hard as nails rhythm section is back. A few spins in and 'Comeback Kid' is my favorite. With their huge raging popularity these days, they still put out a faithful and uncompromising album. In my top 5 bands ever.

Updated as of 10/10/2016

Marillion
Sonic Youth
Black Sabbath
Descendents
Black Flag

Probably in that order.

MENNO DE JONG 'Ahimsa' remixes EP

I was completely knocked on my ass from the mind-blowing 'Indecent Noise Mix' of this dudes' "Ahimsa". Heard it on Solarstone's Mix cloud podcast #40 and it brings trance to a frenetic new level.  Now to purchase a DJ set where it gets played in the middle of a complete firestorm. This is my fave trance single of 2016.

THE BILINDA BUTCHERS 'Regret Love Guilt Dreams' (2011)

This is a really cool dream pop band that I've been listening to a lot lately. They seem to have oriental themes in their sound. I think I read that they were touring China. Very smooth, lush music. Floaty and pretty. Produced well.

RADIO 4 'The New Song and Dance' (2000)

I don't remember how I first this band but I saved a few songs somewhere and not for reason they've popped up.Total Jam/rifles/mod pop. But here's the thing. The lead off track 'How the Stars Got Crossed' is wonderful. But the rest of the album is somewhat spotty.

More later on this.

GIUDA 'Speaks Evil' (2015)

HELLS yeah. Saw them this summer and I can testify that this band rocks. Just when you think that a song can't have possibly more hooks than it does, this band rips yet another catchy riff.
Plus the singer is a sex god. He tends to 'feel' more than sing. Love ths.