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
Reviews
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
Single Review: Lemonhaze ‘Mercury’
It isn’t often that you come across an artist who can renew their sound and revamp their style while staying true to who they are. It’s a precarious area, when an artist begins to discover who they truly want to be musically and how to find balance with the space Continue Reading
Album Review: The Virginmary’s ‘Divides’
You know how there has been that never ending cycle of British artists topping the American charts? It doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. British grunge-rock band The Virginmarys are the next to make their mark on us music fanatics in America. The trio are set to release their Continue Reading
Live Review: Saosin @ O2 Academy Islington 30/04/16
Check out the full gallery of photos here. Playing for the first time together in the UK, Saosin with Anthony Green were warmly greeted by a sold out crowd who, collectively, seemed to have been waiting for this show for a very long time. After some technical difficulties that postponed Continue Reading
Album Review: John The Ghost ‘Sincerely John The Ghost’
“I’m through with all the cheap sex and cigarettes laced with the taste of my regret,” croons John O’Callaghan on the introductory track of his new EP, Sincerely, John The Ghost. Frontman of The Maine, O’Callaghan’s new release is his solo debut, and a quite successful one at that. Sincerely, Continue Reading
Live Review: Pierce The Veil HMV London Exclusive Performance
After being locked away in the studio for well over a year, Pierce The Veil kicked off their first show since the completion of their new album, Misadventures, at the bustling Oxford Street HMV, located in the center of London. To an intimate crowd of three hundred of their biggest Continue Reading
Album Review: FAULTLINES ‘All We’ve Ever Known’
While metal is often a male-dominated genre, the UK band Faultlines offers metalcore and screamo fans a unique harmony of melodic vocals and guttural growls alongside impressive guitar and synths. Christina Rotondo takes the lead in this six-piece group, singing with a passion and intensity that carries the lyrics of the Continue Reading
Live Review: Counterfeit @ Electric Ballroom 23/04/16
Check out the full gallery of photos from the performance here. If this band isn’t on your radar, now is the time to pay attention. Hailing from the UK, Counterfeit’s a new hard-hitting punk rock band on the scene that has lyrics you’ll relate to, music you’ll love and a Continue Reading
Album Review: Beaumont ‘Nothing’
The Nothing EP is a strong debut for Birmingham alt-rockers Beaumont. The second track, “Boys And Girls,” which was already released as a single, is a good representation of the EP as a whole. In it, the band has harnessed a style that brings together the sing-along punkiness of bands Continue Reading