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A Place I’ll Always Go
After suffering through a year of death and unfortunate circumstances, the artists in Palehound channeled their emotions into their second album, A Place I’ll Always Go. With a steady baseline and a non-intrusive lead vocalist, everything seems to blend together in to some kind of dulled version of rock. Each song stays generally the same…
in itinere
The Chordaes This album has a distinct modern day popular-music ring to it while also being an entirely new album. Almost 90% of this album’s carefully crafted instrumentation was recorded live. The passionate lead singer brings all of the instruments together in this album that feels so familiar and yet so new that you will…
Awfully Appealin’
The Happy Fits You’ll go bananas for this album if you’re into happy vibes, happy times, and cellos. This band prides itself on being “a rock band with a… cello?” (at least according to their Twitter page). This music is so catchy and bright it’s hard not to tap and sing along to songs you…
Scout
FINN WOLFHARD. HAS. A. BAND. That’s right, the teen heartthrob Finn Wolfhard, also known as Mike from Netflix’s Stranger Things, is in a newly formed, grunge-y rock band. “Raised on a healthy diet of the Beatles, Nirvana, and David Bowie,” Calpurnia’s debut album has easy-going beats and melodies with a punchy lead vocalist, creating a…
Thank You For Today
More upbeat and hopeful than their smash-hit “I’ll Follow You Into the Dark”, Death Cab for Cutie’s new album is more mainstream. With strong beats and chords, Thank you For Today is a requiem for years gone by disguised as easy listening songs. The lyrics are not lacking, especially with some great #hashtagable lines such…
Attention Seeker
Taking on the rock genre in their own way, The Regrettes bring a distinctly female variation on the previous male-dominated genre. Each song has its own strong guitar lead, with a brash drummer in the background. Even if a song starts slow, it picks up within the first minute to the fast-paced, normal rock tempo….
Cosmic Campfire Music
This soothing album is like a relaxing, summer road trip. Sit at the fireside after a long day of driving, grab your guitar, and strum simple melodies that are easy to sway to with vague lyrics that apply to everything– you just wrote this album! It is easy, calming studying music that any coffee shop…
Me, Again
This music comes straight from Robert Tilden’s, the man behind BOYO’s, memories. According to the band’s Facebook page, it “taps into his sense of vulnerability, taking on themes of isolation, addiction, and regret,” at least some of which we can all relate to. The faded and ghostly picture of a boy on the cover of…
Cancel The Future
Pretty City strives to meet the standards of music legends such as The Smashing Pumpkins and they do it smashingly. The mellow lead vocalist’s voice blends with the “fuzzy” guitars (that are similar to Smashing Pumpkins) and wavy chords. There are also futuristic sounds, somewhat like radios tuning to the correct station or an iPhone…