New Review Update: Dave Hause; Maps for Travelers

Happy Halloween! What's your costume this year? I'm going as a sad sack not at Fest. :(

Today's first new review is my take on Dave Hause's new LP
Devour:

Devour sounds much fuller and more realized than its predecessor, Resolutions. And much like on Resolutions, the full-band feel, somewhat unique to this genre, works to Hause's advantage. Opener "Damascus" wouldn't sound out of place next to the more rustic moments on the Loved Ones' Build & Burn; with shuffling percussion, intervaled electric guitars, haunting backups and intense vocal melodies from Hause, it's a standout that possesses the same sort of Springsteen-informed, working-class feel that dominated the Loved Ones' latter work.

Read the review here.

Then, Renaldo Matadeen assesses the new album from Maps for Travelers,
Change Your Name:

Winding down 2013, there's that rush to ingest what you may have missed. There'll always be a few records that you're thankful you just managed to catch in this crazy haze. Change Your Name should be one of them. Maps For Travelers definitely fly under the radar but if you're able to get your hands on this record, it's one of those non-flashy and earnest mash-ups of post-hardcore and a multitude of other rock influences that hit just the right spots.

Read the review here.

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