Oct 14th, 2008 · Ra Ra Riot features swooning violin and cello lines, pop hooks and sinuous rock rhythms like Spoon with strings. After the tragic loss of their drummer, The Rhumb Line was a cathartic recording process that takes on a positive outlook on the darker side of life.
Sep 30th, 2008 · For the Cherryholmes family, bluegrass is more than just a pastime that morphed into a career. It was cathartic for dealing with the death of their oldest child, Shelley. On the band's third CD, Don't Believe, the Cherryholmes still deal with the profound emotions triggered by that loss.
Sep 15th, 2008 · The venerable investment bank, Lehman Brothers, has declared bankruptcy. Chris Arnold discusses what he sees as encouraging and even cathartic about the government's reaction to the latest Wall Street collapse.
Sep 9th, 2008 · Frightened Rabbit's lyrical themes of heartbreak, disease, death and suicide might seem overbearing, but as evident in this session from KEXP, there's a cathartic quality to the band's songs. Frontman Scott Hutchinson also talks about the band's reflective side.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Everyone Is Crying Out to Me, Beware, the second album from Ukrainian-born singer-songwriter Alina Simone, is utterly haunting. With bare-bones arrangements and Simone's powerful, poignant vocals at the forefront, the record burns through a collection of songs by Siberian punk-folk singer, Yanka Dyagileva, with cathartic fervor. Though the lyrics are in Russian, the emotions are raw and easily felt.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Propelled by in-unison rock riffs and thundering drums, the upbeat and surprisingly poppy song "Cold Son" toys with dynamics to a surprising degree. Amid Malkmus' characteristically thoughtful words, angular, aggressive melodies build tension before the cathartic release of a singable refrain.
Jun 25th, 2008 · Jared Scott and Pete Sustarsic recorded In Cadeo's five-song self-titled EP as a studio project with help from friends before the band ever had a proper lineup. Given the grunge-pop sound of "The Archer," the anthemic piano-driven rock of "This Side The Grave" and the slow build-up and cathartic climax of "Communist Lecture," the band proves commanding despite its fledgling nature.
Sep 12th, 2007 · Not quite folk or alt-country, but more than just a rock group, Philadelphia's Hoots and Hellmouth crafts fiery, cathartic roots-rock. Blending soul, folk, country, gospel and rock with the sounds of classic Americana, the band gives an interview and in-studio performance.