This year, I was lucky enough to have all of my favorite bands release albums. That doesn’t happen too often, so I thought I’d post about it. Lets see how they stack up.

Most Exciting

These bands keep pushing the bar higher for what musical albums should be, complete works of art.

Dredg – The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (June 9)

Dredg has always been my 2nd favorite band. This album has cemented them as my new #1. From the opening groove of “Pariah”, to the air of “Horizon”, this album has everything I’ve ever wanted in an album and more. I saw dredg last spring in Cambridge and they finished their set with the one-two punch of “Down To The Cellar” and “Horizon”. I’ve never seen a room full of people at a show THAT much in awe. It was incredimazing. I’ve only felt that complete a few times in my life. I wish they had been able to complete their set in Boston during the summer(they got cut off due to time constraints…on a Saturday!). The thing that stands out the most about this album is that track 2 is instrumental. So cool. Bands never do this in fear of losing their audience. They usually stick to to the “first track is explosive, second track kicks it up a notch further” formula. Props to dredg for doing this so well.

Want it? Buy The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion @ Amazon or grab the MP3 version

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