If you don’t already associate folk rock with pointed political commentary, you’re likely not paying attention. Nevertheless, The Waterboys have […]
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In their latest single, ‘Safe’, Northern Gloom have done a great job of creating a sound that feel spacious but […]
Stand Atlantic have been sparse on the release front since Was Here , but ‘Velcro’ more than makes up for […]
With a full title of ‘Me & My Friends (We’re Trying Abestos We Can)’, the latest track from Air Drawn […]
Over the years we’ve received records from countries spanning the planet, but this is the first to traverse the solar […]
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The spiritual successor to ‘Boom’, Cassyette’s new single ‘Oops’ is an electro-rock track with a pounding beat and vocals that […]
Some album reviews take a long time to write. The song-by-song analysis. The shifting of moods. The thematic switches. With […]
It all begins with a choral bass line resplendent in trebly punch. Yes, ‘One Day You’ll Hurt As Much As […]
Northern Gloom dropped an EP recently, titled Two Parties, No Fun it has five tracks, but the title track was […]
As their new album starts to take shape, Meet Me @ The Altar offer up a more refined brace of […]
There is uncharacteristic urgency to the latest Wynona Bleach single, ‘Religion’. It rushes onward and takes you helplessly along with […]
With ‘All I Did Was Dream Of You’, Beabadoobee teams up with The Marias to create a slow and smoldering […]
There’s something interesting beneath the surface of Holly Humberstone’s rich pop sound. Maybe it’s the lyrics or some underlying theme […]
Cartographer take it slow and emotional in ‘Neon Waterfalls’. By keeping the pace down they guarantee an epic sound. This […]
It has been over a year since the last single from Die So Fluid, so there’s much excitement for a […]
So Old Neon’s Resolution, extended play has been on our stack for a while. It comes with sad news, as […]
With a song filled with sincere tenderness, Candi Carpenter still manages to weave in pop culture references and high-definition metaphors […]
Wynona Bleach are heading towards an album release in May, with three tracks from Animal Style already available. The latest […]
If you love Cartographer’s sound, as I do, there isn’t really anywhere else you can get it than a release […]
The enigmatic Northern Gloom whip up highly enjoyable songs that rarely apply the well-beaten patterns. This makes them an escape […]
When Cartographer dropped a cover of Paramore’s ‘That’s What You Get’, I didn’t expect it to be such a uniquely […]
Since the release of Demonology, Candi Carpenter has turned all the dials up to maximum. ‘The Fear of Being Human’ […]
Although Deceits are giving us the sound of the wondrous post-punk landscape, you have to credit them for being instantly […]