Oceans is a five piece alternative and post-hardcore rock band based out of Brighton, UK and are set to release their newest EP, On & On, on August 6th. The band formed in 2014 and had previously released an EP, but after replacing three members last summer, the band decided Continue Reading
Reviews
Album Review: Cane Hill ‘Smile’
If you’re a philistine when it comes to metal, Cane Hill’s first studio album might sound like your run-of-the-mill rock album. If you take a closer listen, however, you’ll find that there’s something genuine and raw about this New Orleans metal quartet. Named for an asylum in the UK, the Continue Reading
Album Review: Crown The Empire ‘Retrograde’
In the midst of their current run on the summer festival Warped Tour, Dallas rock band Crown The Empire have released their latest banger of an album, Retrograde. With gritty guitar riffs and a mix of hardcore screaming and melodic vocals, the band blasts through the full spectrum of their Continue Reading
Album Review: Capsize ‘A Reintroduction: The Essence Of All That Surrounds Me’
With a spot on this year’s Vans Warped Tour and a recent appearance at the Alternative Press Music Awards, it seems like 2016 is the year of Capsize, complete with their upcoming release Reintroduction: The Essence Of All That Surrounds Me. The band, who identify themselves as a post-hardcore band Continue Reading
Album Review: From States Away ‘Hypervigilant’
Following the release of their first album and highly successful stint on the 2015 Van’s Warped Tour, From States Away are back with their sophomore EP, Hypervigilant. Consisting of five strongly composed tracks, the five-piece pop-punk group from New England have rooted their songs with lyrics about struggling with depression Continue Reading
Album Review: Johnny Foreigner ‘Mono No Aware’
English indie darlings Johnny Foreigner are set to release their fifth studio album on July 8, Mono No Aware, and more than anything, they want this record to resonate with their core fan base. “I am waaay too emotionally invested to tell you objectively if this next record is awesome Continue Reading
Album Review: Brawlers ‘The Black EP’
British punk rockers, Brawlers, have spent much of the past year in the studio crafting The Black EP. The band previously released their debut album, Romantic Errors of Our Youth, in 2015, co-headlined a tour with Max Raptor and have also been on lineups with bands like Set It Off, Continue Reading
Review: Firefly Music Festival
The Woodlands of Dover, DE hosted its fifth annual Firefly Music Festival this past weekend, and it certainly did not disappoint. From the hilarious posters and totems festival-goers brought to the body marbling at the Toyota Tent to the delicious Hawaiian stir fry, I’d say that this year’s festival left Continue Reading
Album Review: Drowners ‘On Desire’
Following their successful 2014 debut, American-Welsh indie rockers Drowners are back with their newest studio album, On Desire. After opening for bands such as The Vaccines, Foals, and Arctic Monkeys, the four-piece band have released their sophomore record, a blend of alternative rock with deeply personal lyrics. Lead singer and Continue Reading
Album Review: Waco Brothers ‘Going Down In History’
When a band has been consistently good for over twenty years, fans can grow apprehensive at the arrival of a new album. When will the sound fall apart? How soon until they lose the magic? This album can’t be good; sooner or later, they’re going to fail. When the Waco Continue Reading
Alberta Cross // Brooklyn, NY 6.8.2016
Alberta Cross is an Indie Rock band was formed in 2005 in London, England by Petter Ericson Stakee and Terry Wolfers. While Wolfers left the group in 2013, Stakee is still going strong, with multiple talented friends as his backing band. Stakee sings and plays guitar, with back up from Continue Reading
Album Review: Catfish and the Bottlemen ‘The Ride’
UK indie rockers Catfish and the Bottlemen are no stranger to the music scene. Their debut album, The Balcony, released back in 2014, landed at number 9 on the US alternative charts. Within two short weeks, their most recent release, The Ride, has already taken the number one spot on the Continue Reading