Artist:Boys Night Out
Record: Self-Titled
Label: Ferret Records
Purchase: SmartPunk
Release Date: June 26, 2007

Overall: 8.5
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 8.0
Production: 9.0

Your headphones are snug over your ears as the record starts. From the first line you hear (“Get your head straight, before it’s too late”), you start to realize this record is going to be more honest than your grandmother’s confessional last Sunday. The guitar riffs are unique and not the typical repetitive norm that you hear over and over again. The chorus hits and it’s the catchiest thing you’ve heard since Hanson’s “Mmmbop”. Your spirit is lifted and before the second track begins, you are already humming the chorus from the first track. You remove your headphones and get on with your life, yet still hearing the record being played thanks to your short-term memory database.

Artist: Ligeia
Album: Your Ghost Is A Gift
Label: Ferret Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: March 21, 2006

Overall: 9.4
Music: 9.3
Lyrics: 9.2
Production: 9.8

The pounding sound of drums are introduced to destructive screams and later reunited with synchronized guitars. The music is fast paced, the screams are brutal, the breakdowns are murderous. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Ferret Records’ debut album from Ligeia, “Your Ghost is a Gift�. Emerging from Massachusetts, Ligeia enters the music scene with one of the most honest records of the year. The lyrics are straightforward and brutally harsh, yet appropriate in the society we find ourselves living in. The music is fast paced and heavy at times, and catchy and melodic at others. While listening to this anticipated debut, you are introduced to the singing aspect of this band. The perfect harmony between singing and screaming is enough to satisfy the needs of all music lovers.