Album Review: 'Currents' by Original Son
Written by: Trev Allen Editor: Chris Chavez Disclaimer: The second half of this review is opinion based and my interpretation of a piece of art. I can not say nor assume that how this album resonated with me was the band's intent. I am not a professional journalist and have never tried to provide that for a narrative. With that said, enjoy this piece and strap in. It's going to get weird. In the mid to late 90s, there was a pocket of music that formed in which the sound was too hard for alternative music, but not hard enough for the punk scene. This was when “Rock Alternative” was born. The bands in this pocket would have albums where they would have screaming vocals in one song and then a melodic acoustic song the next. To some this era of music came and went, but to the real lovers of sound, the ones who are known as lifers, this sweet spot of Rock 'n' Roll music never left us. It courses through our veins sometimes laying dormant until a special album comes along to