May 30, 2017

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Anna Altman - "Freightliner" | Album Review

May 30, 2017

Reviews

Anna Altman - "Freightliner" | Album Review

Arias and Billard team up to make intriguing music with genuine substance. Freightliner takes the listener on a journey that begins with great excitement and involves careful introspection, noteworthy observations, and even some important history.

May 26, 2017

by: david anthony

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Cende - "#1 Hit Single" | Album Review

May 26, 2017

by: david anthony

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It’s an album that is capable of progressing the band’s sound without removing the things that made Cende so exciting in the first place.

May 25, 2017

by: Ony Ratsimbaharison

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Drug / Joyboy - "Split CS" | Album Review

May 25, 2017

by: Ony Ratsimbaharison

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Drug / Joyboy - "Split CS" | Album Review

both sides of the split showcase the broad and expansive nature of the punk and post-punk genres. The bands compliment each other well, each with differently developed styles.

May 24, 2017

by: michael gusev

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Tonstartssbandht - "Sorcerer" | Album Review

May 24, 2017

by: michael gusev

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Tonstartssbandht - "Sorcerer" | Album Review

Their latest full-length studio release, sees them settle into a definitive groove of long-form oceanic journeys. The album is three tracks totaling 34 minutes of relentless blitzes through some fairly cavernous thematic trenches of self-doubt and subsequent actualization.

May 23, 2017

by: Katie Hanford

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CLIQUE - "Burden Piece" | Album Review

May 23, 2017

by: Katie Hanford

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“Slacker rock,” “bruised jams,” and “slow emo” are all qualifiers I’ve heard attached to Philadelphia’s CLIQUE in the past. Burden Piece is no exception to these identifications, but provides proof of the band’s growing maturity and their mastery of each of these ultra-specific genres.

May 22, 2017

by: Stephen Veith

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Camp Howard - "Juice" | Album Review

May 22, 2017

by: Stephen Veith

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Richmond, VA's Camp Howard’s new EP , Juice shows the group in top form. Utilizing transitions from tight, dancy drums paired with slippery electric lines into fuzz rock breakdowns, the band highlight their lighter range as well as their harder tendencies.

May 18, 2017

by: david anthony

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(Sandy) Alex G - "Rocket" | Album Review

May 18, 2017

by: david anthony

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(Sandy) Alex G - "Rocket" | Album Review

Rocket isn’t really like any other album in Giannascoli’s catalog—but what two releases sounded alike in the first place?

May 17, 2017

by: rob cleveland

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Girlpool - "Powerplant" | Album Review

May 17, 2017

by: rob cleveland

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Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad have taken it up a notch lately, with more dynamics, unique transitions and tranquilizing imagery on their new record Powerplant. The words are pure poetry, still brutally honest but stronger, pithier and wiser than before.

May 16, 2017

By: Allison Kridle

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Thanks For Coming - "Sspplliitt" | Album Review

May 16, 2017

By: Allison Kridle

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Thanks For Coming - "Sspplliitt" | Album Review

In a world full of other bedroom indie pop bands, Thanks For Coming knows how to guide listeners through the dense walls that separate musicians from their listeners, allowing them to explore their sound and stories in an intimate and organic state.

May 15, 2017

by: Mike LeSuer

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Gnarwhal - "Crucial" | Album Review

May 15, 2017

by: Mike LeSuer

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Crucial, the group’s third record, capitalizes on their cultivated frustrations to deliver their most abrasive statement to date.

May 12, 2017

By: Theodore Rowe

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Lily and Horn Horse - "Lily on Horn Horse" | Album Review

May 12, 2017

By: Theodore Rowe

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Lily and Horn Horse - "Lily on Horn Horse" | Album Review

Lily and Horn Horse, respectively Lily Konigsberg of Palberta and Matt Norman, gather 28 tracks for Lily on Horn Horse that, according to the Bandcamp description, “is more a snapshot of a creative time and place than concept-album”. Yet, we’re going down the rabbit-hole in something that resembles a Youtube spiral.

May 11, 2017

by: Timothy Michalik

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DangerDoom - "The Mouse & The Mask (Metalface Deluxe Edition)" | Album Review

May 11, 2017

by: Timothy Michalik

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DangerDoom - "The Mouse & The Mask (Metalface Deluxe Edition)" | Album Review

The Mouse and the Mask is not a breakthrough album, but it is a MF Doom classic - one highlighting his chameleon identity with his ever growing discography. Its a vital release from one of the most influential and talented emcees there is.

May 10, 2017

By: Allison Kridle

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Slowdive - "Slowdive" | Album Review

May 10, 2017

By: Allison Kridle

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The five piece has proven to withstand the test of time, continuing to master the craft of removing listeners from their current state of being/mind, inviting them to look inward and outward all in one swoop.

May 9, 2017

by: Max Freedman

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Blessed - "II" | Album Review

May 9, 2017

by: Max Freedman

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It’s complex, jarring, and technically stunning without sacrificing adrenaline, intensity, and thrill, the sort of experience that requires a serious comedown immediately after.

May 8, 2017

by: Jonathan Bannister

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Eaters - "Eaters" | Album Review

May 8, 2017

by: Jonathan Bannister

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Recorded over two years in New York, Eaters have crafted a complex album full of noises, throbs, and some good old-fashioned riffs.

May 5, 2017

by: Katie Hanford

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Weed - "Born Wrong Love" | Album Review

May 5, 2017

by: Katie Hanford

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Both harder and prettier than their previous installments, BWL provides us with a broad range of what Weed can accomplish within their specific brand of shoegaze-punk.

May 4, 2017

by: Joe Gutierrez

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Hand Habits - "Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)" | Album Review

May 4, 2017

by: Joe Gutierrez

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Hand Habits - "Wildly Idle (Humble Before The Void)" | Album Review

Wildly Idle is something for the wanderers. And I think it’s also something for the wondering. Wondering where you belong. Wondering if you’ll ever feel like you belong anywhere.

May 2, 2017

by: Jonathan Bannister

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Wall - "Untitled" | Album Review

May 2, 2017

by: Jonathan Bannister

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Ten songs in 30 minutes that act as a cohesive whole. It’s a perfect summation of what York, Vince McClelland, Elizabeth Skadden, and Vanessa Gomez accomplished in such a short time.

May 1, 2017

by: Matt Voracek

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Shady Nasty - "Shady Nasty" | Album Review

May 1, 2017

by: Matt Voracek

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Shady Nasty - "Shady Nasty" | Album Review

Shady Nasty is still exploring possibilities via their predilection for minor chords and dank sonic passageways.

April 28, 2017

by: david anthony

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Littler - "Bad Hand" | Album Review

April 28, 2017

by: david anthony

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The four-song Bad Hand EP is less cohesive than Of Wandering—Littler’s debut LP from 2016—but that’s all to the band’s benefit. The Philadelphia foursome has always been adept at approaching songs as if they were an open slate.