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Ezra Koenig and Vampire Weekend return with single Harmony Hall

Vampire Weekend channel Madchester at its most carefree on return single Harmony Hall

January 28, 2019January 29, 2019Edward Comment

Critic favorites, Vampire Weekend, have returned following an extended hiatus. But, while the indie darlings deliver a pleasant sound on their return, depth [...]

Menacing 80s synth pop aplenty on Fat White Family’s new single, Feet

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019admin Comment

Indie provocateurs Fat White Family return with a diminished line-up, a new single, Feet, that echoes chilling 80’s darkwave and the threatening sound that characterized their [...]

bring me the horizon - new single medicine

Bring Me the Horizon fish for mainstream compliment with “medicine”

January 8, 2019January 10, 2019admin Comment

Bring Me the Horizon attempt to extract all of the band sound’s commercial appeal on new single medicine. But are fans of the one time metalcore group [...]

Black Pistol Fire’s Level sways in and out of garage rock and southern boogie

January 7, 2019admin 1

Garage rock duo, Black Pistol Fire, have released the single Level, a song whose sound swings hard amid fuzzy guitars and vocal phrasing. But it’s the song’s melodic appeal that may earn the band a hit, finally. [...]

Review: BRMC – Haunt

October 24, 2017Edward Comment

The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club return with the dreamy “Haunt”, a preview of their new album “Wrong Creatures” [...]

Rancid's best, most underrated, five songs | Alt77 - The 5 greatest bands that graduated from 924 Gillman Street

[…] were among a host of talented punk rock bands playing at the now famous club 924 Gillman Street. Green…

Dynamic rock duos : A top 10 | Alt77 - Black Pistol Fire’s Level sways in and out of garage rock and southern boogie

[…] we are taking a look at some of the greatest power-duos in alternative rock. Granted, we acknowledge that some…

A review of Self Esteem’s beautiful new album Compliments Please | Alt77 - Where does the vintage sound of the Last Shadow Puppets come from? (p.1)

[…] favourite artists take a new direction. Just look at the immediate reaction to pretty much every Arctic Monkeys album.…

Tom Waits and song structure - A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun | Alt77 - Tom Waits – In the neighborhood

[…] is common with some other of Tom Waits‘ songs of that period, this one has no chorus or rising…

Tom Waits - In the neighborhood | Alt77 - Tom Waits and song structure – A sweet little bullet from a pretty blue gun

[…] the video Tom Waits, singing in his Captain Beefheart gravelly growl, leads a parade of circus like characters to…