Welcome to the Monkey House is the second release from talking head Joe Scarborough. Using his last name as the name of his band, Scarborough only seems to be warming up. His debut EP , Mystified , was released at the end of June in 2017. Welcome to the Monkey House is a continuation of the late 1990s, early 2000s sound Scarborough cultivated on his debut. This EP has a quite a few political over tones. The album art is a mash up of bombers, the White House, and imagery that should have stayed in a Rage Against The Machine video. The title track and opening track of the EP is an ode to the Trump White House. Which fits with how the Morning Joe host turned alt rocker feels toward this administration. This isn’t an explicitly anti Trump or anti-government EP, but it feels like he is shit talking someone but trying to be nonspecific at the same time. Once you listen through the opening song, the rest of the EP is pretty much straight forward, generic alt rock that sounds lik...

Brooklyn rock band Grizzly Bear has released their fifth studio album. Painted Ruins dropped on August 18th, five years after the release of  Shields . The new album contains the previously released singles "Mourning Sound," "Four Cypresses," and "Neighbors." Painted Ruins has no shortage of dense sonic layers that Grizzly bear is known for. For someone (like myself) who is new to the band, it can be a little disorienting on the first listen. This album requires a few spins to fully let the album unfold for the listener. Grizzly Bear has plans to go on a large tour of North America and Europe this fall .