We’re a couple weeks away from the release of Daydreams, the new album from Ballyhoo!. The Pier received an advanced copy for Review and we have the sneak peak! In addition, we have also reviewed the new album released by SkillinJah. Check out what Star Rating each new album received & what was said…
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Ballyhoo! – Daydreams
“The first few sounds you’ll hear are indeed some broken piano scales in the song “Evil Penguin”. The Evil Penguin is actually a metaphor for the whole system on which we dwell upon and by. The chorus was profoundly outlined in weighty power chords by Lead singer and guitarist Howi Spangler. The Piano appears later in the song as Spangler belts out, “Find a way to disobey, start taking back what’s yours”. Other song, Last Night runs along much of the same structure excluding the fact that Howi’s guitar emphasizes a not-so-common….READ MORE
-Written & Reviewed by: Matt Emodi
SkillinJah! – Emergency Spliff
“Former band mates SkillinJah and Josh Heinrichs reunited in western Missouri to release their first collaborative album since their time together with Jah Roots. The album contains nine acoustically driven reggae tracks and three electronically-reproduced riddims by friend and fellow musician Richard Faught. All of the songs are in a loosely knit acoustic setting besides Faught’s pieces. The time on the mic is split almost down the middle between the unmistakable voice of Josh Heinrichs and SkillinJah with his rudeboy accent that ever-so-many reggae acts have….READ MORE
-Written & Reviewed by: Matt Emodi