Preoccupations
Arrangements (Flemish Eye). Review by Steven Cruse.
Tag: Bloc Party
The 1975
Sex EP (Dirty Hit). Review by Jen Cray.
Forward, Russia!
Life Processes (Mute). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Johnny Foreigner
Waited Up ‘til It Was Light (Nettwerk). Review by Jen Cray.
The Walkup
Down On Pacific (Reynolds Recording Co.). Review by Jen Cray.
The Klaxons
Myths of the Near Future (DGC). Review by Jen Cray.
Portugal The Man
The blues-soaked, funk-sprinkled, new progressive sounds of Alaska’s Portugal The Man made an evening of mediocre bands worth it for Jen Cray.
The Photo Atlas
No, Not Me, Never (Stolen Transmission). Review by Jen Cray.
Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City (Vice). Review by Jen Cray.
Moros Eros
Moros Eros are the most exciting band to call Victory Records home in years. Baffled as to why they were billed opening for an electro/emo artist, Jen Cray showed up at their Orlando show to congratulate them on their greatness.
The Robocop Kraus
They Think They Are The Robocop Kraus (Epitaph). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Affair
Yes Yes To You (Absolutely Kosher). Review by Jen Cray.
Bloc Party
Bloc Party cancelled the rest of their US tour opening for Panic! At The Disco after drummer Matt Tong was hospitalized for treatment of a collapsed lung. Jen Cray managed to catch the band’s Orlando show, the night before the medical trauma.
Moros Eros
I Saw The Devil Last Night And Now The Sun Shines Bright (Victory). Review by Jen Cray.
Franz Ferdinand
Scottish band Franz Ferdinand made a special trip across the Atlantic for a live MTV taping at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live, and Jen Cray was there.
Hot Hot Heat
Canadian-bred Hot Hot Heat began their North American tour with an MTV live taping at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live. Jen Cray gives us a glimpse.
Bloc Party
London’s Bloc Party capture the essence of a rainy summer day at Atlanta’s Music Midtown Festival, winning over a skeptical Jen Cray in the process.
Moving Units
Dangerous Dreams (Palm Pictures LLC). Review by Kiran Aditham.
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