Stocking stuffers

By SAM PFEIFLE | December 16, 2010

For those with lots of black in the closet

Spawn of Man, Metal with Kung-Fu Action

Straight out of the Entertainment Experiment stable, you can expect plenty of prog-metal love on this seven-song EP. Kris Milo is the big-voiced frontman and he does well shifting from high-pitched scream and menacing spoken word. Joe St. Pierre also does yeoman's work as the sole guitarist on an album that sounds louder than a single shredder.

For people proud of their Counting Crows and Better than Ezra discs

The Townies, One for the Ditch

A reformation of sorts of early '90s locals Between Dreams, the Townies like their straight-ahead rock and roll with a tinge of melancholia. It's the radio rock that never got all kinds of heavy and alternative (though, at the time, was considered alternative for a little while). With songs about falling in love and playing rock and hanging out, this is comfortable and familiar stuff for people looking to nod their heads and sing along.

Sam Pfeifle can be reached atsam_pfeifle@yahoo.com.

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