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Album Review: Sublime With Rome – Yours Truly

By Factory James Sublime with Rome is an interesting equation. Sublime minus one Bradley Nowell plus one Rome Ramirez, equals a similar Sublime sound minus the danger.  The group formerly ran under the moniker Sublime until  the death of Nowell in 1996.  Nowell’s estate put the kibosh on the use of the name Sublime. With Ramirez, whom the remaining members met in 2009, the group became Sublime…

Album Review: Death Cab For Cutie-Codes And Keys

By Factory James Death Cab for Cutie returns with full force and full hearts on their seventh studio release, Codes and Keys. The new album creates a 3 dimensional landscape of keyboard centric sounds, echoey vocals, and a refreshing positivity that starkly contrasts previous material. (more…)