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Amos Pitsch- Acid Rain (Album Review)

Aug 1
5 min

Amos Pitsch- Acid Rain (Album Review)

The Midwest is bizarre. Its smaller cities, upon entrance, can often feel like taking a step back in time. Amos Pitsch is a creative in one of these small cities, and on his sophomore album Acid Rain he takes a look at America as a whole with a cynical eye, but one can’t help but think that there are times where Amos does feel hopeful. Readers of this review may be familiar with Amos’ work in bands such as Tenement and Dusk, two bands that have paved their ways in the punk an

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Eliza & The Delusionals 'Give You Everything' on their latest single

Mar 24
3 min

Eliza & The Delusionals 'Give You Everything' on their latest single

There is a certain sound that is able to transport you back to a time that you never experienced, yet it sends you back to a simpler moment in your life. Australian-based dream pop band Eliza & the Delusionals transport us back in time to that crush that you fought so hard trying to impress on their latest song, ‘Give You Everything,’ and it works so well. With glittering synths and an excellent, dreamy vocal delivery from lead singer Eliza Klatt throughout, this track feels

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Plastic Lizard's 21 Favorite Albums of 2021

Jan 27
16 min

Plastic Lizard's 21 Favorite Albums of 2021

2021 will mean a lot of different things to many different people. For me, as I look at 2021 in the future, it will represent a wave of change in my life. Although it doesn't define the individual listening to it, what you consume does have an effect as to how you view yourself. A lot of my own personal ambitions are tied up through the sounds that I was able to discover in 2021. This year was all about ambition for me, a word that has frightened me for years. I’ve always bee

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Sam Pine- Evergreen (Album Review)

Aug 24, 2021
3 min

Sam Pine- Evergreen (Album Review)

Traversing your early 20’s can be an extremely difficult challenge for many. Caught between college and your first ‘professional’ job, these first few years of full blown independence are almost impossible to figure out. Sam Pine explores these feelings of uncertainty and feeling caught up in his own personal anxieties and the changing tumultuous world around him on the songs that make up his debut album Evergreen. A trendy Bedroom Pop album, Evergreen was crafted entirely fr

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We Are Scientists release new track, 'Handshake Agreement'

Aug 9, 2021
3 min

We Are Scientists release new track, 'Handshake Agreement'

The year is 2011. A thirteen year old version of me is playing FIFA 11 on my XBOX 360 as I play hooky from school because my first girlfriend broke up with him after a long one and a half weeks of being together. As I sip on a Dr. Pepper from the refrigerator, contemplating if the reason she broke up with me was the fact that I only ever had one conversation with her in the entirety of our relationship, a younger version of me hears the guitar riff of the song 'Rules Don't St

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Poise- Vestiges (Album Review)

Aug 4, 2021
4 min

Poise- Vestiges (Album Review)

Grief hits people in a myriad of ways, whether it’s taking time away from the world that surrounds us, or getting stuck into a creative endeavor right away, we all have our own way of dealing with loss. When Lucie Murphy’s father passed away, Lucy got to work writing songs for the album that would eventually become Vestiges. For those unaware, vestiges means a fragment of something that no longer exists. Within the 11 tracks on Poise’s latest record, we see Murphy coping and

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Fried Monk and beautiful-fortune: Here As One (EP Review)

Jun 3, 2021
3 min

Fried Monk and beautiful-fortune: Here As One (EP Review)

Sometimes, when two artists collaborate on an album or an EP together, the end result feels awkward. On Here As One, Fried Monk and beautiful-fortune show that they are collaborators that can keep elements of what makes them unique intact while creating a sound that stays true to their individuality as artists. This isn’t something that can just be created inorganically, however. Both members of the Philadelphia music scene for quite some time, it is apparent that both Fried

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boys cruise- boys cruise (album review)

Apr 20, 2021
3 min

boys cruise- boys cruise (album review)

The culmination of unapologetic youthfulness, boys cruise storm into your ears with a sense of urgency on their unkempt yet accessible self titled record. Hailing from the very active music scene surrounding the University of Vermont, Boys Cruise consist of two members of the noise-punk group, Pons, a group who I am no stranger to, having covered them in the past on this very site. On their self titled release, boys cruise create songs that have more accessibility than I woul

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Quality Used Cars- Good Days/ Bad Days (Album Review)

Feb 22, 2021
3 min

Quality Used Cars- Good Days/ Bad Days (Album Review)

For many artists, attempting to traverse unknown ground can be a big creative challenge that some give a thought to, but never act upon it because they are too scared or unconfident. For Frances Tait, this is not the case. Frances has been an active member of Melbourne’s rich music scene, playing in psychedelic surf rock groups, jazz bands, and blues groups. With his new project, Quality Used Cars, he conquers a new sound, and fronts a more straightforward singer/ songwriter

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Vermont Punks, Pons, Release New Live Album: Bird and Boy

Jan 2, 2021
3 min

Vermont Punks, Pons, Release New Live Album: Bird and Boy

In a year where there was barely no live music to be found, Vermont based Post-Punk band Pons wanted to give their fans a little taste of what they are missing on their live album, Bird and Boy. The album, and film the band released alongside it, make it their mission to come as close as they can to transporting the listener to a live Pons gig, minus the sweaty venues, crowd antics, and Pons’ insane crowd interactions. The live followup to their September 2020 full length alb

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Soft Blue Shimmer- Heaven Inches Away (Album Review)

Dec 6, 2020
4 min

Soft Blue Shimmer- Heaven Inches Away (Album Review)

On their debut record, L.A. based dreamgaze band, Soft Blue shimmer, explore their chosen sound throughout 9 songs about the budding and breakdown of human relationships. Soft Blue Shimmer are a great example of a band who fully embraces their sound to its truest form. On the 35 minute album, the thing that stuck out to me was just how comforting this whole record felt throughout. Even if some tracks are generally about wanting something back that you once had, musically, thi

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Ember Knight- CHERYL (Album Review)

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

Ember Knight- CHERYL (Album Review)

CHERYL, the sophomore album by Los Angeles based artist, Ember Knight, is a lovely yet bizarre exploration of what a Rock Opera can truly be. Set in an alternate society, CHERYL explores the story of a girl who wakes up one morning and cannot seem to remember what her favorite color is. Not remembering this little fact about herself gets her committed to an asylum. Cheryl is not able to get out until she remembers what her favorite color is. As you can see, Ember Knight puts

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The Goalie's Anxiety At the Penalty Kick- Ways of Hearing (Album Review)

Nov 7, 2020
5 min

The Goalie's Anxiety At the Penalty Kick- Ways of Hearing (Album Review)

Ways of Hearing by Philadelphia band The Goalie’s Anxiety At the Penalty Kick reminds me a lot of a fragile glass vase, ready to break when you give it the slightest gaze, but somehow stays upright. There are moments where this metaphorical ‘vase’ may break and shatter into millions of tiny pieces, but the band finds a way to glue them all back together in an instance. The Goalie's Anxiety At the Penalty Kick have created a perfect album to listen to in the moment, it’s lush

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The Big Easy- A Long Year (Album Review)

Oct 31, 2020
3 min

The Big Easy- A Long Year (Album Review)

When we look back at the year 2020, it is safe to say that there will always be one thing that immediately jumps into everyone's head. The Coronavirus pandemic has affected almost everyone in some shape, and has caused some people great depression. It is safe to say that this year has challenged everyone in some way. We often forget to think about the people around us though and how they are dealing with the world as we know it. For The Big Easy vocalist and guitarist, Steven

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Wendy Eisenberg- Auto (Album Review)

Oct 25, 2020
3 min

Wendy Eisenberg- Auto (Album Review)

Sometimes, when you listen to a record, you can immediately tell that an artist has put a significant part of them on the line for the listener to digest. Auto by Wendy Eisenberg encapsulates that better than any album I have heard in the year 2020. Wendy Eisenberg proves that they have a vast knowledge of music and displays that across 13 breathtaking songs that feel minimalist yet chaotic all at once. So many of these songs display the various musical experiences Wendy has

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The Most- Of What We Have (Review)

Oct 16, 2020
3 min

The Most- Of What We Have (Review)

On Of What We Have, The Most create a sprawling piece of art that is very difficult to pin down into one particular box. Usually, I feel as if saying something doesn’t fit into generic standards is a bit of a cop out, but The Most have really perplexed me and challenged me on their sophomore record. Of What We Have is an exercise in taking rules of certain genres and throwing them out of the window. When I heard that this album was deeply rooted in Jazz, Math Rock, and Punk m

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Heavy Sigh- Hard to Care (Album Review)

Oct 11, 2020
3 min

Heavy Sigh- Hard to Care (Album Review)

On Hard to Care, Clifton, New Jersey dream-pop/emo band Heavy Sigh deliver songs that find beauty in the most vulnerable pits of human emotion. The album feels like a therapy of sorts for its creators as they navigate the complications of relationships and loss in general. These experiences may be independently felt by one member of the band, or shared by Heavy Sigh’s five members, Suzy Forman (vocals, guitar), Eric Schoolz (bass), Gregory Maniago (synth, trumpet, percussion)

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Pons- Intellect (Album Review)

Sep 30, 2020
4 min

Pons- Intellect (Album Review)

Mind transforming experiences are hard to come by. On Intellect, Vermont based post-punk band, Pons promises an experience that is almost seemingly connected to the brain. It is written all over the identity of the band, as their name is taken from a part of the brain. The album cover features brains. The album title is Intellect, which again is another term closely associated with the brain. Will you feel a grand transformation after listening to this record? In some way, ma

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Fever Queen- The World of Fever Queen (Review)

Sep 22, 2020
5 min

Fever Queen- The World of Fever Queen (Review)

Chicago based artist Elenor Rose Lee, known by her stage name as Fever Queen, has created an extraordinary collection of songs that will be exciting for her to look back on for years to come. An avid journaler, the level of attention that the songs on The World of Fever Queen receive is something that many other artists, even those who are bigger than her can really envy and take note from. Fever Queen creates this thoughtful time capsule, making us feel not only like a touri

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Sea Glass- Shifts (Review)

Aug 24, 2020
3 min

Sea Glass- Shifts (Review)

Shifts is a brilliant work of art that encapsulates a relationship between nature and humanity unlike any other record I have ever heard. With its beautiful droning synths intertwined beneath minimal acoustic guitar playing and delicate vocals, Sea Glass create this beautiful, almost autumnal sounding experimental-folk record worth listening to. The band, consisting of Matt Ashton, Melinda Bronstein (both from the drone pop group The Leaf Library,) and Mike Cranny (from the d

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