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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 Comment

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” [...]

Ztardust - The day David Bowie killed off Ziggy Stardust

You should review all of David Bowie's discography? Would be worth it.

The day David Bowie killed off Ziggy Stardust | Alt77 - David Bowie’s musical career – Where ambition met talent

[…] the appropriate time. There might some truth to it, but as Bowie pointed out himself, his greatest talent was…

Vampire Weekend channel Madchester at its most carefree on return single Harmony Hall | Alt77 - When rock bands become adult contemporary (part 1)

[…] The song feels like a soundtrack. The scene could represent indie rock’s slow journey to adult contemporary. And this…

Vampire Weekend channel Madchester at its most carefree on return single Harmony Hall | Alt77 - When rock bands become adult contemporary (part 2)

[…] of baggy Madchester. The songs’ lyrics suggest gravitas under the surface. It is err… mature. That is word rarely…

The day David Bowie killed off Ziggy Stardust | Alt77 - David Bowie and his favorite records

[…] character of Ziggy was in fact a mix of several odd, charismatic rock n’ roll figures that David Bowie admired.…