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āSunglassesā by British art rock outfit, Black Country, New Road, is unhinged. The instrumentation is perfectly restrained as an antidote, making this nine-minute epic one worth repeating.Ā Source: SoundCloud / Black Country, New Road Continue reading
Masters of both wordplay and pop hooks, Cones recently put out a three-song EP called Laugh of the Party.Ā āSeeing Tripleā is a great representation of it: itsĀ hazy psych rock sensibility bleeds across the entire release.Ā Source: SoundCloud / Dangerbird Records Continue reading
Loving hugs warmly and deeply. The singleĀ āVisionsā is emblematic of their bluntly honest affection.Ā Continue reading
HÄran Soun Is a Traveling Bard Just Now Finding His Voice
Originally appeared on the 405; view archived article here. When you listen to the latest single from Jamie Turner, aka HÄran Soun (say: hee-ran soon), the first thing to strike you is its myriad delicate sounds. Nuance is in surplus on both of his current tracks, āI Offer” and the debut “Barricade,ā both of which feature on his just-released debut EP, Cambridge. For a classically … Continue reading HÄran Soun Is a Traveling Bard Just Now Finding His Voice
If you missed a chance to howl along to Wilderado this summer, take that energy to a campfire and sing along toĀ āSurefire.āĀ Source: SoundCloud / WILDERADO Continue reading
New music video provides a āResetā for LA’s Pander Sera Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Sean Draper had been working on her debut record as Pander Sera, Bothy, for years before its release. It contains multitudes of her, most notably meditations on genderāa reflection of her trans identityāand thus took extra time to incubate. When the explosive LP finally dropped early … Continue reading
Amy Guess demands space in new single āLay Lowā Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here.Ā Rock powerhouse Amy Guess is prepping her debut EP, due out later this year. The road to its release has included a few singles, all of which establish her as a bright and booming personality on the alternative rock scene. The Las Vegas artist also pours details … Continue reading
Maunoās lack of subtlety fuels new LP, Really Well (in a good way)
Originally appeared on Post-Trash. Great persuasion doesnāt rely on qualifiers. It is subtle, and needs no emphasis. Unfortunately, Canadian four-piece Mauno havenāt mastered this skill, at least not according to their newest album, Really Well. It is the bandās third full-length, and, especially compared to their preceding effort, it seems to indicate a new direction of both emotion and sound. Read more. Mauno | buy … Continue reading Maunoās lack of subtlety fuels new LP, Really Well (in a good way)
The first verse is my motivational anthem, and the rest of the song teaches that perfection is just a constructāand Sui Zhen is consumed by it.Ā Continue reading
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