Joyce Manor played three shows in a row in their home region of Southern California to incredibly excited crowds. Their second night at The Glass House in Pomona featured punk icon Jeff Rosenstock doing a solo acoustic set and Los Angeles’ own Peach Kelli Pop. Unfortunately due to a camera Continue Reading
Mohawk Bends release new single “See What You Do To Me”
“Their sound, first and foremost, is fun, youthful, fresh and genuine –full of unexpected guitar harmonies, fearless vocal styles and an authentic, unpretentious approach to the difficult genre”, so says writer for the popular Austin radio station KGSR, Samantha Dunn. Ms. Dunn was one of many who attended Mohawk Bends’ Continue Reading
Melanie Martinez // Madrid, Spain // 01.22.2020
Melanie Martinez Wizink Center Madrid, Spain 01.22.2020 Last Wednesday night brought out a huge amount of excited fans to the Wizink Center in Madrid, as Melanie Martinez arrived in the city to continue the journey that’s being her K-12 Tour. Around 3,000 fans gathered to watch Melanie’s set, most Continue Reading
LOVECRAFT team up with Kiernan Shipka and Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ for release of “Straight To Hell”
Just when you thought the spooky season was long gone, LOVECRAFT strikes again – this time teaming up with Kiernan Shipka and Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to bring you “Straight To Hell”. Behind some of the biggest hits of the decade, and all adopting pseudonyms to hide their identities, LOVECRAFT – founded by Lil 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
Michelle Kash discusses her new single, discovering her voice, her love of animals and what’s next
LA-based indie pop artist Michelle Kash never had intentions of becoming a musician. Born and raised in New York, she grew up playing a bit of piano and guitar. It wasn’t until a meditation/spirituality retreat in Utah in 2013 that her voice came to her in a sound and tone Continue Reading
Meet the Staff: Kendal Chandler
Kendal Chandler recently joined the Stitched Sound writing staff and over the course of her first year with us, she has reviewed some of the year’s top albums — leading our pop-punk and alternative genre sections. Her eloquent words and ability to use text to describe music is a deep 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
Beartooth- Motionless In White- Stick To Your Guns // Denver, CO // January 13th, 2020
Beartooth with Motionless In White, Stick To Your Guns, and Nothing Left Summit Denver, Colorado January 13th, 2020 A sunless sky hung over the Summit Music Hall in downtown Denver as the masses gathered not for warmth—but to queue up for entrance into the venue. Hosting some of the 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
Heavy Hearts Release New Single “Vexed”
Canadian band Heavy Hearts return to the scene with new single “Vexed”, the first single off their upcoming sophomore album, which is yet to be announced. This song and album bridge together their bodies of work. Prior to this, the band was know for their hard rock sound. “Vexed” is Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Anti-Flag Battles Trump and Establishment With 20/20 Vision
Punk music has always been a safe space for all kinds of anger, including that of fascists and white supremacists. When the Dead Kennedys said “Nazi Punks, Fuck Off!” in 1981, it didn’t come out of nowhere. Fascism and punk should be polar opposites, but the fascists in all their Continue Reading