Album in the Cell: v01d "This is Not a False Alarm Anymore"

This week's Album in the Cell is:

v01d - This is Not a False Alarm Anymore

This week, I'm highlighting an album instead of just a song... because I can.

"This is Not a False Alarm Anymore" is the debut album from Toronto's moody electronic guy, v01d. The maturity and contemplative nature of the songs (not to be mistaken for "boring") is a testament to the years v01d's Joseph Byer has spent working with music, and forming his sound. Anyone that heard earlier v01d will hear the difference right away. These songs are not meant for a dancefloor... but are building, growing, evolving experiences.

Highlights of the album include the sort-of-title-track "Feel Me Fade", electro waltz "Resurrected Upon Landing", the MC 900 ft Jesusesque "Gods Look Down", and sexy-but-depressing "This Moment is Over".

This album also has a companion album, "Burnt Upon Re-Entry", available digitally or as a part of a limited 2-CD set. It offers up some new tracks (including the seemingly out of character rap track "End of Life"), some remixes and alternate versions of album tracks.

To end off this post, we have the video trailer for the album... BUY IT NOW!

Enjoy!

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• v01d official website
• v01d channel on youtube
• v01d on myspace
• v01d on facebook
• v01d on LastFM
  

Song in the Cell: Kittie "Cut Throat"

This week's Song in the Cell is:

Kittie - Cut Throat

I can't quite reconcile the sound that comes out of this tiny girl's mouth with her appearance. Doesn't quite mesh, does it? Yet she somehow manages to go from a growly cookie-monster voice to a fun girlie metal voice. I think that's a thing that's baffled Kittie fans since they first appeared many years ago. Hard to believe, considering how young they *still* are.

For years, I have had Brackish in my playlists, and now I've got some new songs to add. The new single, Cut Throat, is pretty wicked. They are a great band, who just happen to be made up entirely of girls. Pretty sweet. Plus, Canadian.

Check out their new album, "In the Black". Highlights include Cut Throat, Die My Darling, and Now or Never.

Enjoy!

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