Day Wave–The Days We Had Genre: Indie Rock, Synthpop FFO: Diiv, Wild Nothing, Beach Fossils   I remember the first time I looked deep into the alluring stare of Jackson Phillips. The song “Deadbeat Girl” was playing on Music Choice on my girlfriend’s television and it seemed as if his promotional photograph was looking deep […]

He is Legend–few Genre: Hard Rock, Stoner Rock FFO: Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss   It may seem strange seeing He is Legend on this list considering I Am Hollywood is regarded as a staple record in the Post Hardcore movement of the early/mid 2000s. However, most of my music-loving peers are […]

Allochiria–Throes Genre: Post Metal, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, Ambient FFO: Neurosis, Isis, Agalloch   Greek quintet Allochiria doesn’t just breathe life into the Post Metal movement with their sophomore effort; they violently resuscitate it. Throes features brilliant soundscapes and build-ups reminiscent of acts such as Pelican, Neuorisis, or Isis but don’t waste a single second […]

Amber Smoke–Lay My Bones Beneath the Valley Oak Genre: Experimental Rock, Post Rock, Drone, Slowcore, Krautrock, Doom, FFO: Low, True Widow, Planning For Burial   Get lost in the release from this LA-based duo’s latest offering. Lay My Bones Beneath the Valley Oak features a distinctive ability to wrap it’s audience in it’s droney, ambient […]

Advent–Pain & Suffering EP Genre: Metalcore FFO: Turmoil, Buried Alive, Harm’s Way North Carolina’s Advent strike back after an eight year break with four absolutely crushing tracks of authentic, Trustkill-style Metalcore. While it may lack the gritty, raw nature of Naked & Cold, Pain & Suffering illustrates a marvelous comeback channeling solid songwriting and slips […]