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Alberta & The Dead Eyes and Mike B & the Universe Reviewed
December 28, 2023
Alberta & The Dead Eyes – Bundled Up Blues
Similar artists: Billie Holiday, Skip James, Feist
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Alt Pop
It’s a wonderful thing to consider you might not be the starring character in your story but rather an episodic one…
Elle Shea and Forrest Of FangHorn Reviewed
December 28, 2023
Elle Shea – Capitalist Christmas
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Alternative Rock
One voice asks, “What do you want for Christmas?” Another voice replies, “I just want it to pass as quickly as possible.” I suspect that this is how a good deal of conversations about…
22 HERTZ and Beach Blues Reviewed
December 21, 2023
22 HERTZ – Wrong
Similar artists: Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward
Genre: Pop Rock, Alternative Rock. Alt Pop
Fan fiction is a relatively new phenomenon and entirely different from mere imitation. The former suggests such a deep love and understanding of…
Blue Moondust - Blue Moondust EP
December 21, 2023
Debut records are a lot like arranging the coup, throwing over the existing government and making it just in time for the prime hour at the national television station. Just what’s your first message going to be? Tying up the old generals and getting the president to sign…
Islands and allblacktemples Reviewed
December 19, 2023
Islands – Headlines
Similar artists: The Unicorns, Father John Misty, The Shins, Vampire Weekend
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop
Commercial artists nowadays know that time can be their greatest ally or worst enemy. Without exception, every artist…
Reaven - Live Symphony Orchestra
December 17, 2023
Ever since Deep Purple’s Jon Lord wrote a number of rock numbers to be performed by bands and orchestras, songs written in the minutes right before taking the stage, playing rock tunes along with classical musicians has become something of a rite of passage.
Sure…
never present and Bayside Alias Reviewed
December 17, 2023
never present – shove
Similar artists: Teenage Wrist, Heavenward, Soul Blind, ✝✝✝ (Crosses), Deftones
Genre: Shoegaze, Alternative Rock
Imagination ought to be a requirement for making music, one would think. Yet, listening to most songs…
Pastel and Taylor Curtis Reviewed
December 16, 2023
Pastel – Cabo Player
Genre: Electronica
I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but there was a time, not long ago when any second of music that got onto a record had to be played by a human being. If nobody could play it, it didn’t get…
Eldersea and Dope Calypso Reviewed
December 16, 2023
Eldersea – Heart’s Reach
Similar artists: Alkaline Trio, Bayside, Saves The Day, Senses Fail, Creeper
Genre: Punk, Post-Hardcore, Pop Punk
It’s hard to avoid taking life seriously sometimes. A lot can be said about how natural comedians move through…