Sparrow Sleeps has been producing cover albums of notable pop punk albums for a few years now – but what sets them apart is that the renditions are all in the form of lullabies, meant for parents and siblings to play around young children, toddlers, and babies. Sparrow Sleeps has Continue Reading
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Album Review: Thieves ‘No Motive’
Hailing from Austin, TX, aggressive pop-punk band Thieves are releasing their first full length album, No Motive, since their debut LP in 2011. However, the past five years have been big ones for the band. Releasing two EP’s, landing a slot at Fun Fun Fun Fest and SXSW, opening for Continue Reading
Album Review: Sleigh Bells ‘Jessica Rabbit’
Review by Morgan Sheridan Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, better known as the self-proclaimed noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, will release their much anticipated fourth album Jessica Rabbit on November 11th through their own newly established record label Torn Clean. The band set the music genre ablaze when they stepped Continue Reading
Album Review: Sleep On It ‘Lost Along The Way’
Chicago-based pop-punk band Sleep On It have released their third EP, Lost Along The Way, via Equal Vision Records. The five song EP shows maturity and growth from the band and allows listeners a sneak peek into what the future holds for them. Recorded with producers Seth Henderson (Real Friends, Knuckle Continue Reading
Album Review: Every Time I Die ‘Low Teens’
Every Time I Die’s Low Teens is an incredible leap past their previous works. A band with a good eighteen years under their belt, Every Time I Die are definitely the farthest thing from new when it comes to writing phenomenal albums. While some bands seem to reach an expiration Continue Reading
Album Review: Cane Hill ‘Smile’
If you’re a philistine when it comes to metal, Cane Hill’s first studio album might sound like your run-of-the-mill rock album. If you take a closer listen, however, you’ll find that there’s something genuine and raw about this New Orleans metal quartet. Named for an asylum in the UK, the Continue Reading
Album Review: Drowners ‘On Desire’
Following their successful 2014 debut, American-Welsh indie rockers Drowners are back with their newest studio album, On Desire. After opening for bands such as The Vaccines, Foals, and Arctic Monkeys, the four-piece band have released their sophomore record, a blend of alternative rock with deeply personal lyrics. Lead singer and Continue Reading
ROMES // New York 6.13.2016
Review & Photography: Sara Feigin It’s already 9PM by the time I arrive at Mercury Lounge on the Lower East side of Manhattan to catch Canadian band, Romes, first show in Manhattan. I enter a venue so packed that I instantly forget that it’s a Monday night. The lads of Continue Reading
Album Review: Real Friends ‘The Home Inside My Head’
The Tinley Park pop-punk band, Real Friends, are back at it again with their sophomore full-length, The Home Inside My Head, which is set to be released on Friday, May 27th, 2016. The album is jam packed with solid pop-punk anthems throughout that are sure to please listeners of various 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
Live Review: PVRIS @ The Forum (04/07/16)
PVRIS has had quite the year so far. Once finishing up their tour with Fall Out Boy and AWOLNATION, they wasted no time jumping over the pond for their headlining European tour. Playing sold out venues that hold a couple thousand individuals every night, it is clear that the expectations Continue Reading
Live Review: ZIBRA @ Electric Brixton (02/18/2016)
In honor of the upcoming awards show, the BRITS gave Londoners a little treat with an exclusive, intimate show with ZIBRA, Sundara Karma, and Bring Me The Horizon. Jam-packed in the Electric Brixton on a Thursday night, it became apparent that the opening band, ZIBRA, was at a slight disadvantage Continue Reading