ALBUM REVIEW: Mondo Cozmo – IT’S PRINCIPLE


Josh Ostrander has had a unique and eclectic career stretching back the majority of this millennium so far. Beginning with Laguardia, to working with Eastern Conferences Champions, each one of his projects has brought something completely new and interesting to the table. Now having produced three solo albums under his moniker, Mondo Cozmo, it was time for the solo artist to explore even further into his sonic repertoire with his fourth studio album, IT’S PRINCIPLE (Last Gang Records). With the tragic passing of his namesake’s dog, Cozmo, it was clear that this was set out to be one of his most emotional and vulnerable material to date. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Tim Montana – Savage


After spending a long time away from his childhood state of Montana, Tim Montana decided to return to create his awaited fifth album, Savage (Music Knox Records / BBR / BMG Nashville), inspired by his previous life there, and the state itself. In interviews, Montana has said that Savage was an attempt at being lyrically brutally honest”. For an artist whose words were already quite poignant, this next level up could be the thing that pushes him to whole new horizons when it comes to his music, but will this new writing process and inspiration become fruitful for Montana? Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Oh Hiroshima – All Things Shining


Over the past decade, Oh Hiroshima have made a name for themselves in the Swedish music scene, taking inspiration from the likes of This Will Destroy You and numerous other bands in the Post-Rock genre, the band have made themselves stand out, and now four albums later, the band are once again looking to stretch out their horizons on the fifth album of their catalog, All Things Shining (Pelagic Records).  Continue reading