November 22, 2024

Vile, convoluted writing ruins “The Waking Engine”

March 6, 2014 La Vista 0

While first-time author David Edison’s novel, “The Waking Engine,” is founded around an intriguing concept, the results prove anything but. Edison does nothing worth while with the idea of life after death, as the story’s defining crux remains largely unexplored, boiling the novel down to a convoluted and, at times, a disgusting mess in terms of both the novel’s story and organization.
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Phantogram’s “Voices” delivers

March 6, 2014 La Vista 0

“Voices” is a very deep, and thought-out album. The electronic-rock keeps listeners tuned into the music, while the lyrics flow nicely with the tempo of each song. The new album does a great job of keeping variation throughout the experience by having slower, earnest songs and other faster, danceable songs. […]

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