This is (Elisabeth Marus) Lissie's debut studio album. The EP's released by this artist since 2007 have served to toughen her up and round out her sound, which on this work is a cool and graceful country-folk. The blonde hair, big blue eyes, and mid-western simplicity add to the appeal. There is a magnetic honesty about this work. She sings about love, tragedy, youth, self-loathing, religion; and she does so in such a straight forward manner that one can't help but find endearing. The album features a couple songs from past EP's, but they're more polished. The track "Oh Mississippi" is a beautiful, piano-driven ballad that may surprise you with its angelic vocals and inherent radiance. Although this artist is good at making those upbeat, poppy songs, there is definitely also a lot to be said for her more refined and slower tracks, both of which are present on this album. Although it's pretty easy listening, there is still an undeniable depth to this work that is both elegant and satisfying.

RedletterDaydream

Past Works:
N/A

Track:
Little Lovin'

Track:
Oh Mississippi

Burn & Rise! is downright incredible. Mad Sin has been one of the longer standing pyschobilly bands out there and every new album they impress more and more. Mad Sin apply the dark country sound, rockabiliy speed, and ,trashy blues to create a psychobilly abyss. Eighteen songs with a running time over 50 minutes they embed themselves into your ear drums and you have that twang guitar and country sound in your head forever (the good twang.) Once you hear Mad Sin you won't be able to forget them, they have been around for a little while so they are experienced unlike these dime a dozen psychobilly bands that hit the scene. Mad Sin are veterans to the genre and you can hear that every beat, pluck, and strum. They have a unique sound and it sounds like more is going on than there actually is. Burn & Rise! sounds like a score to some F'd up western film and you feel like you are driving an old Eldorado on the back roads in Texas with the night sky beaming down on you. So sit back and do the Zombie Stop (for psychobilly fans only.)

LoopedEyeless

Past Works:
Dead Moon's Calling
Survival Of The Sickest!
...Sweet & Innocent? ...Loud & Dirty!
God Save The Sin
A Ticket Into Underworld
Break The Rules
Amphigory
Distorted Dimensions
Chills And Thrills In A Drama Of Mad Sins And Mystery

Track:
Burn & Rise!

Track:
Cursed

From The Creepshow comes Sarah Blackwood and her second solo album "Wasting Time".  As I said previously in my Creepshow review this girl can sing her heart out and she has a very unique voice for country music. The style of her music is your old classic country but with a "new age" voice. She stirs far away from pop country she takes it in a different direction, I'm sure if you asked her what she sounds like I'm sure she would say "I don't sound like anybody" (thanks Elvis.) Her lyrics are mostly about breaking up, love, and relationships in general almost like all your old favorite country songs. Musically she has a generic country sound (in a good way) containing the steel guitar and banjo with the popular country rhythm but she has a great style that she melds with everything. I'm very excited to see what she will put out in the future and hopefully she will hit some stardom with her solo career in the country music community. It is also really cool how she doesn't bring The Creepshow sound into her solo stuff, she has a good head on her shoulders and she has a butt load of talent to show.

LoopedEyeless

Past Works:
Way Back Home

Track:
Wasting Time

Another well arranged album by The Creepshow strikes again. There are so many psychobilly/rockabilly bands out there that most of them are not even worth talking about. And then you have bands like The Creepshow that have changed the genre into what it is today (in a good way.) The Creepshow is led by the alluring Sarah Blackwood. They stomp  many other female led psychobilly bands right to the ground (sorry Horrorpops.)This album is filled with gems from "Got What's Coming,"  "Road To Nowhere,"  and the throw back track "Sleep Tight." Every song on this album is blended with its own singularity. If you video game nerds remember a semi-popular video game called "Wet," you might remember this band having a few songs on it's soundtrack and the game itself. I played the shit out of that one. Give "They All Fall Down"  and the past two albums a chance. If you hear "Rock N' Roll Sweetheart" off  their album "Run For Your Life," you will be brushed away into a psychobilly crevasse so deep you will not be able to escape... but  you won't mind.

LoopedEyeless

Past Works:
Run For Your Life
Sell Your Soul

Track:
Got What's Coming

Track:
Sleep Tight