Karate "Some Boots" Color:Transparent Light Blue / Grey After eight years and four

After eight years and four albums

coupled with a split EP with Canada's Serration

where it really soars is on one of two duets with Jay-Z: While "Up Grade U" chugs along entertainingly enough about the good life ("I'm talkin' spa bags and fly pads and rooms at the Bloomberg")

Headbangers will rejoice over the grinding guitars of "Meatplow

Karate "Some Boots" Color:Transparent Light Blue / Grey After eight years and fourOn 2002s Some Boots, Boston indie rock trio Karate further plumb the depths of their omnidirectional musical explorations. Every chord and beat works to deepen the pensiveness of Geoff Farinas impressionistic lyrics, that explore the emotional complexities of nostalgia. The eight song LP is housed in a tip on jacket, and includes a replica lyric sheet for the original kids and spies alike.