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
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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
Mac Miller’s posthumously released album, “Circles”, is a reminder of his absence and a celebration of his life.
Mac Miller’s posthumous release, Circles, is bittersweet. I had not realized that at the time of his passing, he was also working on music and enough so that it could be pulled together into a full album. So, I did not think “Circles” would ever really be something. When his family Continue Reading
Lane 8’s third studio album, “Brightest Lights”, is filled with deep house soul
Just ten days into the beginning of 2020, Lane 8 kicked off the new year with his release, Brightest Lights. This is the third studio album for the American DJ, following Little by Little in 2018 and Rise in 2015. Daniel Goldstein, aka Lane 8, started out with Anjunadeep, an English deep house Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: “I Disagree” by Poppy is the melting pot of alternative metal
“Variety is the spice of life.” A saying that is as old as time has a meaning that finds itself relevant in the current social atmosphere very frequently. It can be applied to a lot of different facets of life, whether it be changing a preconceived routine, disrupting typical social Continue Reading
Northwest Indiana band The Region Close Out the Year with Newest EP “Everything I’ve Got”
As a year of great music wraps up, Indiana emo/punk band The Region offer one last release to enjoy with their new EP “Everything I’ve Got”. A special highlight is the guest vocals of Cory Castro of Tennessee emo group Free Throw, on the opening track “Giving Up”. The Continue Reading
Harry Styles Creates An Out Of Body Experience With New Album ‘Fine Line’
Released over two years after his debut album, Harry Styles’ drop of Fine Line comes after the announcement of a world tour and features an album made of pure gold. After having gone away for some time to write, Harry explosively came back with original songs that remain to wow. Continue Reading