Featured Release Fridays

Hello all.

So, every month I will have a new album release calendar, and to accompany that, I've decided that every Friday, I will be doing a Featured Release article about an album that was released the Tuesday preceding that Friday. Sometimes I may even do two albums, but of course, it depends on the releases and what I can get my hands on that Tuesday.

Now, just to clarify, I am not going to be scoring these albums with any kind of rubric, bracket, scoring scheme or otherwise and these are not necessarily going to be album reviews. Now, I will give my own personal opinion of the album, but that does not in anyway represent a general review of the album, nor does it in anyway represent a review of the album by Aural Life. It will be my [Erick] personal opinion of the album and nothing more.

I believe that musical tastes and opinions on the quality of music is subjective. I am not a fan of bands or artists such as Katy Perry or Fall Out Boy, nor do I have anything remotely close to something positive to say about their music, but that doesn't mean I'm going to say Fall Out Boy cannot and does not sell out entire stadiums that are later filled with screaming prepubescent boys and girls who believe they have some sort of cool pre-teen "angst", because that does happen. Main point, there are bands/artists that people like and others don't, so I'm not big on actual "Album Reviews."

Anyway, that being said, I am going to start this Friday with Cursive's Mama, I'm Swollen, which was released yesterday and which I have been hyping up a lot since I believe Cursive is an amazing band and they have yet to let me down, and Mama, I'm Swollen does not change that.

If you'd like to know more, check back on Friday and check out the first of Featured Release Fridays !

Also, I may occasionally to a Retro Feature or Retro Featured Release for an album that was released on a day that week or just something that I personally feel deserves some recognition.
Now, I use the term "retro" loosely. It could refer to something released a year ago, three years ago, or thirty years ago. So be on the lookout for updates and thanks to all who check out Aural Life.

Also, don't forget to tune in to Aural Life [Radio] on http://radio23.org every Saturday evening from 8pm-10pm PST.

Thanks everyone.
Peace & Love
.erick.