Album reviews

Priestess’s First Album, “Hello Master,” which has met with a great deal of success with singles such as the most recognizable song “Lay Down” from the “Guitar Hero III” song list. In addition to this, the band has several songs in other video games such as “Project Gotham,” “NHL 07,” and “Need for Speed: Carbon.” The placement of their music in these games is very appropriate; the songs are truly awesome. When I first began listening to Priestess, I had trouble getting away from my favorite songs which I had encountered on Youtube, Lay Down and Talk to Her. The songs were so appealing I ventured to get the album and was greatly surprised; the entire album flows well and each song has its own appeal, which again was surprising when the group was defined as “stoner rock.” This is a definite for fans of the hard rock and metal scene and is great album beyond the initial hook of “oh, that’s a song on Guitar Hero.”

Songs to listen to: “Lay Down”, “Talk to Her”, “Performance”, “Time Will Cut You Down”, “Run Home”





In a similar case with Priestess, I grabbed this Tegan and Sara album with the similar expectation of listening only to the singles. After beating Priestess like a dead horse, I finally got around to listening to this album and I didn’t know exactly what I was hearing. I can only describe these young twin’s music as one thing; hauntingly beautiful. Most of the songs on the album are songs about relationships which is normally a personal turn off but the lyrics spoke volumes to their talent as songwriters. The main selling point isn’t the lyrics but the simplicity and the power of their duo guitar work. Throughout the album they stay on this level of excellence both musically and lyrically and take it in new directions every song. This isn’t my usual rock album by far but it’s really something beyond some of the music out there now and it deserves a listen.

Songs to Listen to: “Living Room”, “Time Running”, “Monday Monday Monday”, “Terrible Storm”