I’ve had a lot of fun with Rainbows in the Dark here. As much as I love metal, I love a diverse range of genres, I like being able to talk about all of them, and I like being able to stretch my comfort zone and get into stuff I would normally pass by. I’ve found a lot of albums that I’ve really enjoyed for this column, but with Osi and the Jupiter and their EP Appalachia, I have found true gold, the kind of release I hoped I would find when I picked up this column. Continue reading
The thing I keep coming back to listening to the latest from Twilight Fauna is that title. I’ve found over the past few weeks of isolation that when I reach for music I’m looking for different things than I used to. I want connection, I want an experience that reassures me that we’re here, that we’re together. The music Paul Ravenwood has created over the years always provided that connection, but nowhere is that intent, that essence, as crystalized as it is on Foundations. More than being a new apex in the band’s catalog, it feels like the true foundation upon which Ravenwood will build moving forward. Continue reading
Nine Circles 