Protected: “Decide” Is Catchy Without Pandering, Thoughtful Without Sinking Into Gloom, and Warm Without Drifting Into Sentimentality
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Steve White & the Protest Family’s “Evidence-Based Punk Rock” LP Is Punk in All Its Meaning
In my years of reviewing and critiquing music, I always fumble on the question, “What is the meaning of punk music?” Some say it’s loud and unapologetic music. Others would say it’s about being different, and I can say, it’s all correct. Let Steve White & The Protest Family’s latest LP, Evidence-Based Punk Rock, help
Mercy Kelly’s Latest Single, “Out in the Night,” Is the Alternative We Need
At some point in time, we would agree that the majority of mainstream music that comes out can be a hit or miss; that’s why we turn to the alternative. The indie sector. Let me introduce you to the newest addition to your indie playlist. Meet Mercy Kelly and their latest single, ‘Out in The
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neptune blood’s “A Quiet Riot Inside” feels like a memory and a real-time scene
Some songs feel like a throwback, while some strive to sound entirely new. But there are a few cuts that embody both, like neptune blood’s debut EP, “A Quiet Riot Inside.” And it’s the kind of record that feels like a memory and a real-time scene at the same time. neptune blood is a band
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“Rebirth” Is Frankly, a Rude Track
There’s a certain joy that arises when a progressive metal band decides to “rebirth” a track, because you never quite know what you’re going to get. Sometimes it’s just a clean mix and a new drum sample. But every so often, a band goes, “What if we rebuilt this entire thing from the astral plane
DownTown Mystic’s “Mystic Highway” Is Fully Revved Up Classic Rock N’ Roll With Modern Bite
Isn’t it great when artists add their own flair to classic, timeless sounds? Like they’re not trying so hard to be different, but they also don’t settle for some kind of carbon-copy of the past. DownTown Mystic knows how to do it right with the EP “Mystic Highway”. DownTown Mystic is the alter ego of
Throughout Around This Edge Together, The7thGatekeeper Doesn’t Hide the Uneven Edges
There’s a particular magic to DIY albums, by which I mean the kind of magic you get when someone records an entire emotional exorcism inside a room that is, by every reasonable metric, unfit for human occupation. Around This Edge Together is exactly that sort of project: a nine-track odyssey made inside what The7thGatekeeper calls
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deadwater’s Revelry in Reverie Is the Rare Basement Grunge Record That Isn’t Defined by Its Limitations
There’s something strangely beautiful about an album made entirely in a basement. Not in the romanticized, Hollywood-montage sense, but in the real sense: a probably-too-humid, maybe-questionably-wired below-ground bunker where a man with a guitar and a laptop decided that normalcy was overrated. That man is deadwater, and the result of his subterranean stubbornness is Revelry
Joseph Kuhl’s “The Witness” Refuses To Let Anyone Look Away
There are musicians that step on the stage to perform, but there are a few who do music like a hand-written placard: red letters, bent cardboard, rough edges. Joseph Kuhl’s “The Witness” is one of the few, the one for crowds, marches, meant to be shouted back in the streets. Joseph Kuhl’s musical roots trace
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Michellar and Rad Datsun’s “Game of Love” Is a Track Built With Burning Passion
Music knows no bounds. That is a clear and true testament to Michellar’s newest track, ‘Game of Love’ featuring Rad Datsun. Regardless of distance, these artists were able to create a song that would capture their passion in R&B and Soul. ‘Game of Love’ started with this low-filtered drum beat, followed by that funky bass
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