Lav's Music Corner

Frank Iero is the guitarist of former/current pop punk legends My Chemical Romance. After the bands initial break-up Frank transitioned into a solo career slightly changing his bands title with each release. After the switch to The Future Violets he released his 3rd solo album in 2019. Legendary hardcore producer and member of Big Black Steve Albini was brought on to handle production on the tracks.  Review By Lav: I loved My Chemical Romance in my youth and unlike some other bands I grew up enjoying I still enjoy most of their catalog to this day. I've been mixed on the solo material Frank has put out over the last few years. I didn't love his death spells project and I was pretty mixed on his solo debut stomachaches . His 2nd solo record Parachutes  in 2016 hit me much more directly with passionate emotional highs all around and raw energetic performances that turned back the clock to his aggressive early MCR albums. That momentum didn't quite carry into his 3rd record an...

Frank Iero Is the former rhythm guitarist for one of pop punk's most popular acts My Chemical Romance. After 4 studio albums the band called it quits and since then Frank Iero has started an ever evolving solo project and released three albums under changing monikers. Though none have been met with overwhelming critical praise or popularity they continue to appeal to Iero's cult following as well as fans of the first two My Chemical Romance albums. Review By Lavender: While I am a pretty strong supporter of the idea that the My Chemical Romance discography is underrated and much more innovative and consistent than people give it credit for, I will also be the first to admit I didn't have high expectations for a Frank Iero solo career. This came true for me when he released Stomachaches under the  frnkiero and the cellabration moniker. The albums was a misfire that tried to blend the expressionism of emo with the extremity of Post-Hardcore but fell short in its organ...