The second part to the Foals’ Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost is finally here, with music that could not be more sting to the Foals and their incredible talent. With excitement on my fingertips and ears ready to listen, I jumped in. Red Desert pulled me in right away Continue Reading
Reviews
Sullivan King offers a strong debut record on “Show Some Teeth”
Five years after Sullivan King’s start, he has finally released his debut album, and it does not disappoint. For bass music fans, this album completely throws down. From drops to build ups, the layers and the vocals, it reaches every corner of what makes a song and more. This album Continue Reading
PVRIS offer taste of new direction with atmospheric EP “Hallucinations”
“It was a whirlwind of a year off. But at the same time, it was good. As busy and as hectic as it was, I feel like I was able to tap into some calmness. It felt good to recharge.” PVRIS lead vocalist, Lynn Gunn, told Upset Magazine back in Continue Reading
Hippie Sabotage-Sebastian Paul // Austin, TX//10.03.2019
Hippie Sabotage with Sebastian Paul Emo’s Austin Austin, TX October 3rd, 2019 On the night of October 3rd Hippie Sabotage electrified the crowd with their live performance. Opener Sebastian Paul had all the ladies going crazy. Sebastian Paul is an opener for Hippie Sabotage. Sebastian has a sound that Continue Reading
First Austin City Limits
Getting There Let’s talk about my weekend at Austin City Limits festival. While crowds of people walked towards Zilker Park in anticipation of the festivities about take place. I was trying to calm myself. This was my first year attending ACL. Reaching downtown was as easy as calling an uber Continue Reading
Waterparks discusses the realities of rising fame on “Fandom”
Houston pop-punkers Waterparks are back with their long-awaited third full-length album titled Fandom released Friday, October 11th via Hopeless Records. Fandom discusses some of the hypocrisy of the fandom and the music industry as well as the pressures of having to please everyone and be perfect for their fans. The album Continue Reading
FINNEAS displays colorful emotions in “Blood Harmony”
After already having co-written and produced an album hitting number 14 on Billboard 200 without being the face behind the music, Finneas released his first personal album, Blood Harmony, Friday, October 4th. Whether you know him as the older brother of Billie Eillish, lead singer/songwriter of The Slightlys or even Continue Reading
City and Colour Make a Return with Sonic-Sounding Album “A Pill for Loneliness”
After 5 years since previous release, City and Colour are back with new album “A Pill for Loneliness”. With this album Dallas Green looks inward playing off a sympathetic pathos. The first single released off the album “Astronaut” gave listeners a good indication the themes, sounds, and moods of the Continue Reading
Issues mark a new chapter on “Beautiful Oblivion”
Atlanta based group Issues are set to release their newest album Beautiful Oblivion via Rise Records on Friday, October 4th, 2019. I see this album as a rebirth of Issues after the departure of their unclean vocalist Michael Bohn in early 2018. Beautiful Oblivion marks a new chapter for the group. The album takes Continue Reading
Fitz & The Tantrums provide most innovative work yet on All The Feels
On September 20, 2019, Fitz & The Tantrums released their fourth studio album All The Feels. This seventeen track album is a perfect comeback from the band who hasn’t released an album since July of 2017. The album opens with the title track “All The Feels” that wonderfully sets up Continue Reading
Tegan and Sara revisit their old roots on new record “Hey, I’m Just Like You”
Tegan and Sara release latest album “Hey I’m Just Like You”, which is the duo’s ninth record. On this record Tegan and Sara revisit old demos dated back to when they were teenagers, updating this demos to fit the sound and people they are today. With a mixed fanbase of Continue Reading
Futuristic pop queen, Charli XCX, pours her creative soul into her new album, “Charli”
From Myspace princess to futuristic pop queen, Charli XCX claims her name in her new self-titled album, “Charli”, a mix of progressive, synthetic futuristic pop. Pushing those pop boundaries, sometimes she succeeds and sometimes she doesn’t. Ranging dynamically between songs, variety within each song can be hard to find; however, Continue Reading