After a kick-ass concert last night that consisted of Blessthefall, Black Veil Brides, and Asking Alexandria, is it really a surprise that I would feature this album? Asking Alexandria’s self-titled record is heavily melodic from start to finish. My favorite tracks are “When the Lights Come On,” “Hopelessly Hopeful,” and “Under Denver.”
-5/1-
-Cara Stacey & Camilo Ángeles: Ceder
-CMD094: Ghost Station
-Drew Daniel/John Wiese: Continuous Hole
-5/2-
-Carb on Carb: For Ages
-5/4-
-Iceage: Beyondless
-Shakey Graves: Can’t Wake Up
-DJ Koze: Knock Knock
-Parkway Drive: Reverence
-Louise Goffin: All These Hellos
-Reuben and The Dark: Arms of a Dream
-Plan B: Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose
-R.F. Shannon: Trickster Blues
-The Dirty Coal Train: Portuguese Freakshow
-Vive Le Void: Vive Le Void
-Eternal Summers: Every Day It Feels Like I’m Dying
-Ecstatic Vision: Under the Influence
-Leon Bridges: Good Thing
-Cut Worms: Hollow Ground
-Shinedown: Attention Attention
-Skating Polly: The Make It All Show
-MORO: Irrelevant
-High Sunn: Missed Connections
-Daniel Blumberg: Minus
-Middle Kids: Lost Friends
-Frank Turner: Be More Kind
-Hoodrich Pablo Juan: HoodWolf2
-Black Moth Super Rainbow: Panic Blooms
-Royce da 5’9: Book of Ryan
-Jess & Matt: Songs From the Village
-Belly: Dove
-Peace: Kindness is the New Rock and Roll
-The Lacs: Dirt Rock
-5/7-
-Leviathan: Unfailing Fall Into Naught
-5/8-
-Snoopy Mane: Love Is Real
-5/11-
-Beach House: 7
-Jess Williamson: Cosmic Wink
-The Body: I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer
-La Luz: Floating Features
-Soft Kill: Savior
-Arctic Monkeys: Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
-Slow Mass: On Watch
-Gold Connections: Popular Fiction
-Boys: Rest in Peace
-The Death Wheelers: I Tread on Your Grave
-Charlie Puth: Voicenotes
-Bad Wolves: Disobey
-Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son
-Sevendust: All I See is War
-5/18-
-John Maus: Addendum
-Ryley Walker: Deafman Glance
-Elder Brother: Stay Inside
-Maluma: F.A.M.E.
-Frog Eyes: Violet Psalms
-Pema: Bad Habits
-TT: LoveLaws
-Buck Meek: Buck Meek
-Remember Sports: Slow Buzz
-Amorphis: Queen of Time
-Alkaloid: Liquid Anatomy
-Ash: Islands
-Jon Allen: Blue Flame
-At the Gates: To Drink From the Night Itself
-Five Finger Death Punch: And Justice For None
-The Sidekicks: Happiness Hours
-Echo & the Bunnymen: The Stars, the Oceans, and the Moon
-5/23-
-Mouse on the Keys: tres
-5/25-
-Ryan Roxie: Imagine Your Reality
-Wand: Perfume
-Dyslexic Postcards: The Sweet Science
-CHVRCHES: Love is Dead
-Shawn Mendes: Shawn Mendes
-Chad Valley: Imaginary Music
-Hoobastank: Push Pull
-Bleeding Through: Love Will Kill All
-Graveyard: Peace
-Jonathan Davis: Black Labyrinth
-Snow Patrol: Wildness
-Dear Nora: Skull Example
-Jo Passed: Their Prime
-5/31-
-Chepang/Test: Split
Black Veil Brides — “The Outsider”
Lord of the Lost — “Waiting For You To Die”
1. The Relentless: “Personal Jesus” (Depeche Mode cover)
2. The Relentless: “Nights in White Satin” (The Moody Blues cover)
3. The Relentless: “Hey Hey, My My” (Neil Young/Crazy Horse cover)
Black Veil Brides — “Lost It All”
Story here.
“About You” features emo rapper Blackbear, and is the third song Shinoda has shared from his upcoming album Post Traumatic, which is set to be released June 15th.
Sköld — “Void”
I wasn’t overly impressed with “Ribcage” or “We Don’t Have to Dance,” so yeah, it took me a while to sit down and listen to The Shadow Side.
Overall, I enjoyed the album. It was certainly a departure from Black Veil Brides (always a plus when you decide to do a side project). The Shadow Side will likely find its way into my CD player many more times.
Though there are multiple high points, my absolute favorite track is “Put the Gun Down.” Check it out:
