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Natalie McCool – Show Me What You’re Made Of
Similar artists: Lorde, Tall Saint, All We Are, Skia, Christine & The Queens, Caroline Polachek, CHVRCHES, Haim
Genre: Indie Pop, Alt Pop
Is pop music stardom linked with talent? I’m sorry, no. I could…
KYTES – Mister Burns
Similar artists: foals, phoenix, two door cinema club, alt-j, the wombats, little comets, metronomy
Genres: Indietronica, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
Almost all musicians want the same things. This makes it extremely easy for music labels to…
Bluhm – Ranger
Genre: Country, Americana, Alt Country
Similar artists: Silver Jews, Kurt Vile, Courtney Barnett
Humor in the world of modern music has really ruined the myth of the rockstar. Where some genres are concerned, especially, it’s hard to…
Samesies – Like a virus
Genre: Lo-fi Rock, Garage Rock, Alternative Rock
There was a time, believe it or not when songwriters didn’t much consider the implications of owning their work. After all, pop music is descended, although bastardized, from the tradition…
Spike: Dylan Dunn and Grimelda | Alternative music reviews
December 1, 2022
Grimelda – George Thorogood
Genre: Punk, Garage Rock
Where do you get your memes? This is a serious question and arguably one that says more about your personality than your choice of political affiliation, your stance on hot-button topics, or which news outlet…
Getting away from it all: Marcus Paquin and Bulgarian Cartrader | Alternative music reviews
November 29, 2022
Bulgarian Cartrader – LAB
Genre: Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Indie Electronic, Indietronica
Most musicians doomed to a life of playing clubs and recording demos on cheap equipment had something even more important in common with each other. Everyone collected records.
From the sky down: Fearofmakingout and Morabeza Tobacco | Alternative music reviews
November 29, 2022
Morabeza Tobacco – Teachers in the Mood
Genre: Bedroom / Lo-fi Pop, Indie Electronic, Chillwave
What music do the overachieving students or leaders of big corporations listen to while working? Judging by what we know of Steve Jobs’ musical taste, slightly…
First hitter: The Franklys and The Thing With Feathers review
November 15, 2022
The Thing With Feathers – Waste My Revenge
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
People like me don’t care about the future of rock n’ roll. We’re snobs! Many of us dislike what’s on the radio. Some of us gloat about never listening to the…
Mean blend: Burp. and Ella Clayton reviewed
October 27, 2022
Burp. – Monkey Man
Similar artists: Remo Drive, The Chats, Mom Jeans, Hot Mulligan, Modern Baseball
Genre: Skate Punk, Punk, Pop Punk
Good taste is rare, but good, bad taste is even more so. We all know who are rock musicians who possess incredible skill. The…