I don’t normally post too many non-photo blogs on here (although I probably should). But I have to tell you all about a new album I reviewed on ReadJunk.com that everyone should check out. It’s from one of my favorite bands, The Levellers and its called Letters From The Underground. The album comes out August 12th in the UK; not sure when it comes out in the States though. All I know is that everyone needs to get it! Read the review after the jump:

Here’s an excerpt from my review:

The Levellers are back with their 9th full-length release and I have to say, it’s probably their best album since Zeitgeist! The Levellers are one of my favorite bands and I have been looking forward to this release since Truth and Lies. While I liked that album a lot, I didn’t really like the production of it. It sounded like the producer cranked up all the volume settings and forgot to lower them when called for. This time around, they get help from Sean Lakeman and the album’s production is much better! There are 11 tracks in total and it was recorded at the band’s own studio, Metway Studios.

The UK folk punk band has always written politically-minded songs and that’s certainly the case with “Letters From The Underground.” This album contains a lot of great protest songs and The Clash would certainly be proud. The band covers such topics like America collapsing from within, school shootings, the London bombings, Health care, the media, government, etc. The only thing missing is an anti-religion song and they’d be all set!

Read the rest of the CD Review here.

Support the band and buy the CD at levellers.co.uk

Tags: cd reviews, celtic punk, english rock, folk punk, letters from the underground, levellers, the levellers, uk

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