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Another new Anberlin tune, the charging melodic rocker “Someone Anyone”
I’m a longtime fan of christian/alt-rock group Anberlin, and they’ll release their sixth full-length, Vital, on October 16. Although it seems that the band’s epitome was the 2007 album Cities [read our review], judging by the 4-out-of-5 efforts
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Christian/alt-rockers Anberlin announce Vital, preview with furious “Self-Starter”
I’m a longtime fan of christian/alt-rock group Anberlin, and they’ll release their sixth full-length, Vital, on October 16. Although it seems that the band’s epitome was the 2007 album Cities [read our review], judging
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Anberlin side-project Anchor & Braille’s gripping, hypnotic “In with the New”
Anchor & Braille is the side project of Stephen Christian, lead singer of fairly well-known Christian alt-rock band Anberlin. The project’s debut album, 2009′s Felt [read my review], was a relaxed and vulnerable approach to indie pop-rock that
Read More »Anberlin side project Anchor & Braille’s earnest, melodic “Goes Without Saying”
Anchor & Braille is the side project of Stephen Christian, lead singer of fairly well-known Christian alt-rock band Anberlin. The project’s debut album, 2009′s Felt [read my review], was a relaxed and vulnerable approach to
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QuickTune: Switchfoot – Vice Verses
After winning a Grammy earlier this year with their seventh album, 2009's Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot started upping their hints about a new album called Vice Verses, as many of its feelings took root during
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Review: Skillet – Awake
Comatose Pt. 2 awakens to find itself hospitalized with a bad case of the Mediocrity. When you hear the opening strings of the self-titled track from 2006′s Comatose, it’s hard to think anything other
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Review: Anchor & Braille – Felt
Mr. Christian takes a trip to the velvet-lined confessional. Stephen Christian, Anberlin’s lead singer, created the side project Anchor & Braille with Aaron Marsh of Copeland, and even though Marsh disappeared from the majority
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Review: Philmont – Attention
A shiny new penny is still only worth one cent. Pop/punk artists emerging these days have every advantage: the genre is relatively easy to play because any band can hit a few drums and
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Review: Skillet – Comatose
Throughout their seven- (soon to be eight) year career, I’ve followed the Christian rock band Skillet. Undoubtedly one of the most talented and proficient bands in the genre, they’ve evolved from quirky electro-rock to
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Review: The Record Kid – Stories
Though Christians, many bands shy away from being labeled as a “Christian band” – possibly because of the history of Christian rock performing poorly on secular radio stations and with secular fans. Bands who
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Review: Emery – …In Shallow Seas We Sail
This is a tough one. I’ve been listening to Emery’s fourth full-length, …In Shallow Seas We Sail, repeatedly over the last week or two. And not because, like Eels’ or Dredg’s new albums, I’m
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Review: Emery – I’m Only a Man
When I received a request to review an Emery album a few days ago, I knew exactly which one I’d do. When I’m Only A Man came out in 2007, I played it nonstop
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