Lav's Music Corner

Tool is a legendary progressive metal band whose four album disography starting in the mid 90's and extending to 2006 is considered to be near perfect by metal heads across the board. After taking an extended break for their various members to work on other projects the band announced the release of their 5th record earlier this year and as a part of its promotional roll out, finally added their back catalog to streaming services. Review By Lavender: Am I the biggest Tool fan that there is in the entire world? No, probably not, but I do have a real appreciation for their first four records, specifically Lateralus  and as a big music fan I love that record and the bands entire discography for pushing the musical envelope and challenging listeners with complex time signatures and songs with an absolutely grand scale. Since the records pre-date my reviewing by many years this is the first opportunity I've had to talk about Tool and now that the full record is here I'm f...

1. Tool - Fear Inoculum For the first time in months a singles week has produced 15 new debuts all in one week and it is headlined by the first new single from legendary metal band Tool since their last record in 2006. After finally releasing their back-catalog on streaming services last week they have taken the next step to dropping the newest song in promotion of their highly anticipated upcoming album. 2. Lana Del Rey - Looking For America Lana Del Rey follows up the announcement of her fifth studio album with the release of one of the songs that didn't make the cut, but addresses America in the wake of yet another two mass shootings. The track will certainly turn heads and help build up hype for Norman Fucking Rockwell  two weeks before its release. 3. Iglooghost - Lockii  (Feat. Kai Whinston & BABii) Iglooghost is back with his first release in 2019 and he recruits some featured artists he has worked with before resulting in a track that will likely reel many o...