The Designer’s Drugs: Digitalism/Death Cab

Becoming others works.

The Designer’s Drugs: Duran Duran/Dredg

Some bands should stay familiar; some should stay different.

The Designer’s Drugs: IamX/The Sounds

Good bleeps turned into bigger sounds.

The Designer’s Drugs: Moving Units/Yellowcard

Mallrat rock, some good, most forgettable.

The Designer’s Drugs: Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under

Amanda Palmer’s dirty mouth strikes Australia!

The Designer’s Drugs: Epigene – A Wall Street Odyssey

Sometimes a concept album has too much concept.

The Designer’s Drugs: Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You

A very bright album is followed by a very dark one.

The Designer’s Drugs: The VD Rorschach!

Every so often, I collect a bunch of albums that I’ve meant to review but which fell through the cracks, and I Rorschach Test them. This is another of those times.

The Designer’s Drugs: Iron & Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean

Iron & Wine, sounding like Iron & Wine

The Designer’s Drugs: The Jezabels – Dark Storm

Dark girls, sounding like dark girls.

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