When it comes to horror fans, there are two types of people: people who hear the name Freddy and immediately think of a large brown animatronic bear who may or may not be housing children’s bodies and/or souls inside them and people who hear it and instinctively check whether they’re dreaming. EllyMarD is very clearly […]
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Magenta Ray turns rom-com chemistry into dark and cinematic rock on their latest track “A Kiss Like This” and they aren’t exactly going the quiet, tender approach. Instead, Magenta Ray ups the stakes of the classic crush by exploding their familiar blend of lush indie riffs, expansive guitar landscapes, ethereal vocals, and darkwave undertones into
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What if the person telling you the story isn’t the most trustworthy person in the room? That’s the delicious little trap at the center of “Have Much,” the new single from Wendy DuMond’s Bog Witch project. Built around betrayal, self-deception and the increasingly complicated gulf between what we know and what we want to believe,
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You’d have to have an extreme level of self-confidence to name your EP Void Where Inhibited. It sounds less like a rap title and more like the sentence at the bottom of a contract that you were absolutely supposed to read before signing. Which in fairness, makes it a pretty good name for a project
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Nobody remembers a band’s second EP the way they remember a debut. When introductions are over and novelty has worn off, where do they hide? Gunshots or Fireworks don’t. Instead, they let a single like Open Mic do all the talking, Arizona has long been home to bands that know how to make atmosphere feel
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Country music has never been shy about dabbling in outside genres, and to us, that’s part of what makes today’s landscape of country so exciting. Be it infectious pop melodies, booming hip hop beats, or head-banging rock aggression, modern country has found itself a comfortable middle ground while retaining the relatable, storytelling roots that drew
Rock music has a unique relationship with nostalgia. It feels like every few years, there’s an announcement that “real rock is back”. More often than not though, the revival only amounts to reheated riffs, vintage guitars, and a constellation of influential names worn on the sleeve so proudly that they all start to blend together
There’s an authentic, honest flavour of Australian rock that appears unable to separate emotion from its environment. The road is more than just tarmac. The horizon isn’t merely a painted background. When one connects the enormous openness of the outback to the tumultuous interiors of the humans traversing it, songs such as Rob Fletcher’s ‘Hells
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