Alkaline Trio – This Addiction – 2/23/10

In the last 10 years since starting to follow Alkaline Trio, I’ve had my ups and downs with them.  I wasn’t too thrilled with Crimson, and Agony and Irony was more “meh” for me than anything else, so I was a bit skeptical when they announced their seventh album release This Addiction.
I got the chance [...]

Tis the Season for Lists!

Driving out to the burbs the other day (and, yes, probably judging the music they were playing), I laughed at the DJ who admitted that he hadn’t realized that December 31 would be the end of a year and a decade. I laughed even though it was news to me, too.
Maybe the end of a [...]

Alkaline Trio – Agony & Irony indeed

Instead of gushing, I will simply say that the new Alkaline Trio album, Agony & Irony, their first since signing with Epic, is absolutely their best to date. Their trademark dark lyrics are contrasted by some of the catchiest choruses I’ve heard all year so far, and they’re poised to finally take over the [...]