NEW ALBUMS
TOM MORELLO
The Atlas Underground Flood MOM + POP MUSIC
Unexpected collaborations from RATM man
6/10
Rapidly following October’s The Atlas Underground Fire, this is a second album of collaborations, with Morello’s little black book delivering contributions across multiple genres including the likes of Jim James, Ben Harper and Idles. Aside from Rodrigo & Gabriela’s fabulous “Warrior Spirits”, the best moments come when Morello crosses rap and dance with hard rock, as on “Hard Times” with Nathaniel Rateliff, Jim Jones and Chipotle Joe, BreakCode’s “Ride At Dawn”, and “I Have Seen The Way”, featuring DJ Dr Fresch and members of Rush and Metallica. Harper and Idles’ contributions are solid curios, while James’s “Parallels” is the album’s most tender moment.