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Kailie Settles

Feature: A Few Personal Musings on a Year Without Shows

April 8, 2021 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

To say that the last twelve or so months have been devoid of live music isn’t entirely accurate. For one, there are countries - take New Zealand, for instance - that did a much more thorough and rapid … [Read more...] about Feature: A Few Personal Musings on a Year Without Shows

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Album Review: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions

March 9, 2021 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

Julien Baker Little Oblivions

When Julien Baker apparated onto the face of the indie-folk scene in 2015 with Sprained Ankle, it was with a sense of stark minimalism that she staked her claim in the legacy of confessional … [Read more...] about Album Review: Julien Baker – Little Oblivions

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Album Review: You Me At Six – SUCKAPUNCH

February 16, 2021 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

you me at 6 suckapunch

At some point, we collectively decided that the whole early 2010s, mega-chugging, sad-boy pop-punk thing was good, actually - probably as the kids who made it popular in the first place grew old … [Read more...] about Album Review: You Me At Six – SUCKAPUNCH

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Album Review: Frank Iero and the Future Violence – Heaven is a Place, This is a Place

February 3, 2021 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

Heaven is a Place, This is a Place

If this has been a year of suffering, then Frank Iero has been in his element as far as songwriting material is concerned. After an impressive leg of touring off Frank Iero and the Future Violents’ … [Read more...] about Album Review: Frank Iero and the Future Violence – Heaven is a Place, This is a Place

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Album Review: The 1975 – Notes on a Conditional Form

June 3, 2020 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

Notes on a Conditional Form_The 1975

The sound of The 1975 has always been one of multitudes, at least to me. To many a new listener, baffling is their ability to sound both like the interior of an Urban Outfitters and yet something … [Read more...] about Album Review: The 1975 – Notes on a Conditional Form

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Album Review: Code Orange – Underneath

March 24, 2020 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

Code Orange Underneath

The state of metalcore two decades into the new millennium is a vast and varied thing. Keeping that in mind, tastemakers usually separate it into two broad categories: the old guard of bands like … [Read more...] about Album Review: Code Orange – Underneath

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Album Review: The Bad Bees – The Time It Takes

December 3, 2019 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

The Bad Bees The Time It Takes

For starters, The Bad Bees are moored by none of the following: 1. Standard song structure 2. Consistent time signatures 3. Boring vocals I can understand how at first flush, or any flush, the … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Bad Bees – The Time It Takes

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Life-Changing Album: Green Day – American Idiot

October 16, 2019 by Kailie Settles Leave a Comment

Green Day American Idiot

In the late autumn of 2002, leaves trodden on and pumpkins set out, the United States Congress gave President George W. Bush permittance to use military force in Iraq. The proximity to 9/11 wasn’t … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Album: Green Day – American Idiot

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