New Release Tuesday

New music out today that is worth checking out:

• Big Light - Animals In Bloom
• Citizen Cope - The Rainwater LP
• Benjy Davis Project - Lost Souls Like Us
• Groove Armada - Black Light
• Lifehouse - Smoke & Mirrors
• Rogue Wave - Permalight
• Tyrone Wells - Metal & Wood

CD REVIEW: Big Light "Animals In Bloom"

Big Light have always amazed with their mix of mellow indie rock and jam band performance style, and they do not let down on their latest release. The album is full of this style of music, and each song is so different from the next, yet the album flows smoothly from beginning to end. Songs like "Triceratops" and "Monster" showcase the bands feel good attitude with their gritty intensity for musicality and live performance. This live band's sound is captured well in the studio, displaying how well the members work as a cohesive unit. This west coast band has managed to stumble upon a sound that is incredibly under appreciated in the music industry these days, yet it is fun and refreshing. As the music that they play will most likely not end up on MTV or top 40 radio, this album is sure to find them continuing to amaze crowds on the road all over the country.