I have seen the opening act SYKES a couple of times prior to tonight; at Kopparberg Urban Forest festival in June 2015, and supporting Against The Current in October 2015…and they seem to get better every time! Powering through technical difficulties unfazed, the electro-pop three-piece from London put on a Continue Reading
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Live Review: Bare Knuckle Parade @ London’s Barfly 06.05.16
Hailing from Bath, a town in the rolling countryside of southwest England, Bare Knuckle Parade took to the stage at the prestigious Barfly, delivering their indie-folk rock sound to a crowd of excited people on a buzzing Friday night in Camden. As soon as their first song, “Patchwork”, kicked in, Continue Reading
Live Review: BABYMETAL // Detroit 5.11.2016
6 p.m. May 11th at The Fillmore Detroit. A line stretching four city blocks is snaking its way through The Motor City and it’s steadily growing. Fans ranging from a 6 year old girl with her parents, dressed in her absolute best “kawaii” (cute) outfit, to grown men and women Continue Reading
Album Review: Hanna Bech ‘Naked Bones’
Within seconds of listening to Hanna Bech’s debut EP, it’s clear that this singer-songwriter from Ontario wants to take her listeners to a world of whimsy and dimly-lit cabaret bars. “ABC’s”, the single and first track on the album, sounds like the brain child of Kate Nash and Aimee Mann: Continue Reading
Album Review: Modern Baseball ‘Holy Ghost’
Nothing goes better together than music and Philadelphia. The wide range of genres, the massive amount of talent, and the unsurpassable amount of bands the city holds is home to one particular band whose recently found fame in the pop punk scene and is only going to continue to grow Continue Reading
Single Review: Winter 1982 “Worry”
Indie folk duo Winter 1982 are on track to release their latest single “Worry” this coming May. Made up of Phil Barber and Luke Phillips, the pair hails from Birmingham and resembles the stylistic approach of James Bay, Ben Howard, and Hozier. With a deep, gritty, and soulful sound, Continue Reading
Album Review: Ghosts Again ‘The Closest Thing To Closure’
Ghosts Again’s new EP The Closest Thing to Closure is intriguing and catchy, though not necessarily the best in the game. Their sound doesn’t stand out very much, but they are still a remarkably talented group. With vocalist Alex Cortright’s clean vocals, listeners are reminded somewhat of Jeremy McKinnon of Continue Reading
Album Review: The Life Electric ‘The Real You’
Boston-based indie rock band The Life Electric just dropped their newest album March 25th entitled The Real You. The four-piece, comprised of former Action Verbs frontman Joey Chehede on vocals, guitarist Ben Leang, bassist Cory Bean, and drummer Joel Silloway, blends the sounds of early 2000’s rock with the sound Continue Reading
Album Review: Almost Famous Friends ‘I’m Not Who I Want To Be’
It’s no surprise that Almost Famous Friends hail from Austin, Texas. The city, synonymous with new and exciting live music, offers musicians a solid stage to stand on, megaphone in hand, and announce their work to the world. Almost Famous Friends, a pop-punk foursome from the city of music, takes Continue Reading
Album Review: Hit The Lights ‘Just To Get Through To You’
Hit The Lights has dropped Just To Get Through To You, their newest EP of acoustic renditions of some of their most popular songs, along with the release of one new track named “Lighthouse”. This EP is filled with nostalgic melodies that can resonate with both loyal HTL fans and Continue Reading
Album Review: Step Rockets ‘Future Nature’
Step Rockets released their Future Nature EP on April 15. It’s one I’d definitely recommend to any indie pop fans. They’ve been likened to bands like Panama Wedding and The Griswolds, and rightly so, because the EP is fun, upbeat, and super catchy. “West Coast” is a great song to Continue Reading
Album Review: James Carson ‘Sold As Scene’
One of the most under-appreciated people in the music industry are the singer-songwriters. These incredible souls have two of the most unique and longed-for talents. With singer-songwriter greats like Ed Sheeran, James Taylor, and Jack Johnson sits UK-based singer-songwriter James M Carson. Carson is set to release a new EP Continue Reading