Lav's Music Corner

Electric Light Orchestra  is a legendary British rock band who spent the 70's and 80's releasing a series of classic rock records to universal critical acclaim. The band released music off and on until the early 2000's before reforming in 2015 for a moderately well received comeback record. After a series of huge tours the band has assembled a second record, their 14th overall. Review By Lavender: I have always been a big fan of what Jeff Lynne has done with ELO, and the incredibly distinct sound they crafted on a legendary run through the mid 80's. I was also decently surprised with their comeback record in 2015, while it didn't blow me away I was surprised by how much of the groups former magic transferred over into some of the songwriting. I was actually pretty pleased when I heard the two singles for this record, and it gets off to a red hot start, but ultimately it is about what I anticipated. So about that hot start the record gets off too, it is trul...

1. Rushing Back  - Flume (Feat. Vera Blue) Flume takes the #1 spot on a light week with yet another single in a line of collaborations he has been dropping sporadically this year with varied results. His namesake is more than enough to get ears onto his songs, especially if a new project is in the works. 2. Down  - Hemlock Ernst and Kenny Segal Sam T. Herring, most commonly known as the frontman of indie pop band Future Islands is finally taking his underground rap moniker Hemlock Ernst to the next level and releasing a full length album that should be one of the most high profile indie and hip hop crossovers this year, 3. Into The Surf  - Foals Foals' second part of the album they released earlier this year is rapidly approaching and they have dropped a run of very solid singles leading up to it likely to release yet another indie favorite of 2019. 4. Good Luck  - Broken Bells The two time collaboration between James Mercer, frontman of The Shins and super...