Life looks different on March 13th than it did on March 12th. The morning comes, just as it did the day before, but today in the USA, it’s different. COVID-19. This little word with such a devastating meaning, has officially invaded our country and brought it to it’s knees. Shows Continue Reading
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Two Feet amplifies his new sound in album “PINK”
PINK out today is Two Feet’s newest album. The album features 13 tracks. I was pretty stoked about this one! Pink features more acoustic vibes as he stripped-down two songs for this record. The whole album is made up guitar riffs and electric vibes in true Two Feet fashion, Continue Reading
Lauv Releases Vulnerable New Album ~how i’m feeling~
Lauv has finally dropped his vulnerable and emotional debut album ~how i’m feeling~. Released nearly two years after his playlist I Met You When I Was 18, ~how i’m feelng~ shows a new side of Lauv’s creative ability. The album follows Lauv as he writes about past relationships, going through Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Silverstein’s “A Beautiful Place to Drown” revitalizes post-hardcore with some new elements
Silverstein is a band that defines the word “consistency.” Over two decades, the Ontario quintet has managed to put out several albums that hallmarked a signature emo rock/post-hardcore blend while incorporating either musical trends that were popular at the time or entirely unorthodox influences that inspired other bands to follow Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “Everyone Loves You… Once You Leave Them” by The Amity Affliction is a return to form, albeit an unconventional one
A return to form is something that few bands actually deliver on when they say that they are returning to previous material. We luckily got to see it with bands such as We Came as Romans with Cold Like War, Like Moths to Flames with their most recent EP Where Continue Reading
Beach Bunny Release Debut Album “Honeymoon”
Chicago’s indie act Beach Bunny release their debut album Honeymoon, fitting for lovers of “heart-on-your-sleeve” music. Honeymoon is an album full of honesty and innocence, that combines in a way that makes the music tunefully exuberant. Lead singer, Lily Trifilio writes music overcoming self-doubt, that at face-value can seem archetypal, Continue Reading
Green Day have fun on “Father of All”
In the last decade, punk rock legends Green Day have tried to reconstruct themselves through triple-part albums, side projects, monikers, and mining back into what got them here in the first place. This has led us to Father of All… The group’s 13th album was released on February 7th. The Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Øzwald – Born in a State
Øzwald- Born in a State If you crave simple music that has been untainted by modern trends, Øzwald’s latest, Born in a State is for you. It is a follow up from the debut release, Sweet Delirium. To truly capture the essence of this LP, it would be best played in Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “Between Life” by Typecaste offers up another solid collection of songs in the current hardcore revival
With the new wave of hardcore and metalcore that the scene has seen at the end of the last decade and the beginning of this one, there is a lot to sift through before you find some material with a shred of originality. Sure, bands are working with different elements Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “I Let It In and It Took Everything” by Loathe is a turning point in metal music (yes. I mean that.)
The shift in genre tendencies over the course of metalcore’s existence has been an interesting topic to discuss, as there are only so many bands and records in the world of metal music that can be referred to as “visionary” works. We saw it when Converge began blending hardcore and Continue Reading
Kesha returns to her roots on “High Road”
Following the success of her album Rainbow, her first release since the long battle against former producer Dr. Luke, Kesha is back with her latest release High Road. An album described as “a full return to Kesha’s pop roots” and born from “unrestrained joy and wildness.” On High Road, she Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “The Night God Slept REDUX” by Silent Planet brings old songs back in a new light
The first song that I ever heard by Silent Planet was “Native Blood”. I remember how it captivated me; the lyrical tapestry that vocalist Garrett Russell wove in between pounding segments of metalcore and passages of atmospheric progressive metal. Noting how Silent Planet has somewhat kickstarted an entire subgenre of Continue Reading