Happy 4th of July! To start out the wonderful summer month of July, we have 2 new albums already released by Fortunate Youth & Ashes of Babylon. That means this week, we have 2 new album reviews as we peak in to each new release. Take a look at what to expect with each new album & see what star rating each album received…
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Fortunate Youth – Irie State of Mind
The album actually begins with no singing, in the hazy dub I.S.M. It quickly gains momentum into Reggae Radio, blaring from the beginning with a partially muted guitar lick that eventually breaks it’s form into the classic first and third beat-emphasized drum progression. Reggae thrives upon that progression primarily, and it’s often what instigates concert-goers to bounce with the beat at a live performance from a band similar to…READ MORE
-Written & Reviewed by: Matt Emodi
Ashes of Babylon – Day To Day Living
Ashes of Babylon’s second full-length album Day to Day Living is full of positive rootsy vibes that sound like they could come straight from the Caribbean. Full of individual and wholesome harmonies, Ashes of Babylon carefully crafted this complex mix of rhapsodic lyrics, bouncy brass sections, and the reggae skank into what some might consider all-across roots music. But no one genre can always be used to classify modern music as it has bloomed into a tree that seems to …READ MORE
-Written & Reviewed by: Matt Emodi