Overwater / Van Lieshout / Maxtak - Ik ben een held - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

W. H. Lungs arrival at their debut album has been less conventional than most. A trait shared with the music they make, which weaves between shimmering synth pop and the infectious grooves of 70s Berlin. The band never had any intention of playing live when forming, aiming instead to be a primarily studio-based project. That approach was challenged when they released their debut 10 ('Inspiration!/Nothing Is') in 2017, which meant that they were quickly in demand. Booking requests started to flood in and W. H. Lung found themselves cutting their teeth on festival stages that summer. Though whilst some new bands may have let that interest change the course of the project, W. H. Lung stayed true to their original reticence and worked mainly as a studio band with their formidable live shows kept sporadic.W. H. Lung have allowed this album to naturally gestate over the course of two years. The result is a remarkably considered debut.

Genre-smashing hard rock combo P.O.D. are back with SATELLITE, the highly-anticipated follow-up to 1999's RIAA platinum-certified Atlantic debut, THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF SOUTHTOWN. Much of the new album's lyrical content - at turns powerful, passionate, and poignant - deals with the band's outspoken belief in expressions of spiritual adventure and affirmation. Musically speaking, SATELLITE finds the SoCal-based quartet - Sonny vocals; Marcos guitars; Traa bass; Wuv drums - progressing by remarkable leaps and bounds. Throughout the record, P.O.D. incorporate a variety of new textures and styles into their sonic arsenal, from hip hop and dub reggae, to hardcore punk and heavy metal.

Verdi / Groothof - Carlos en de Uilenspiegel [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/26/2012