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
Album Review: 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
Album Review: You Me At Six – 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
Album Review: Frank Iero and the Future Violence – 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
Album Review: The 1975 – Notes on a Conditional Form
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
Album Review: 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
Album Review: 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
Life-Changing Album: 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