Solo albums from members of established bands are wildly hit or miss in the grand scheme of things. Often, these outings end up disappointing because the magic that musician had was either lost without the rest of the band or the music winds up being completely redundant, as if it should have been released under the original band to begin with.

Between the Buried and Me frontman Tommy Rogers’ solo project Thomas Giles is neither of those; 2011′s Pulse showcased the singer’s multi-instrumental skill and songwriting abilities in a way that differs greatly from BTBAM, which made the record such a delight. THAT’s how you do a solo album! I was worried that with the band’s busy schedule for the next few years supporting The Parallax II: Future Sequence that we wouldn’t get another Thomas Giles record for quite some time. Thankfully this isn’t the case, as Rogers is currently working on a new solo album!

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