Debut from 1976, at the tail end of pub rock and the beginning of punk. The band were true outsiders, and helped pave the way for The Damned and The Clash.
Charlie Dominici, former frontman of Dream Theater, makes a prominent comeback. Powerful melodic progressive metal with incredible musicianship and songwriting.
Clarinet, glockenspiel, mellotron, Moog, saxophone, and theramin with the energy and tact to float notes, melodies, and jazz time-keeping, without hollering.
A pure, unadorned, dreamy voice placed over quick-picked progressive metal that’s so precise that it’s damn near a math metal version of Children of Bodom.
Indigo Girl Amy Ray leads her Volunteers through an energetic set in – where else? – Knoxville. Imagine Indigo Girls crossed with John Cougar Mellencamp.
Not everyone will be in the mood to slip under the covers of Pocket Symphony’s sometimes-sleepy atmospheres, especially those looking for booty-shaking.
Everything Greg Dulli touches is priceless. Even this, an EP composed of two covers and three collaborations, is every bit as necessary as Powder Burns.