Since starting this blog, I have always toyed with the idea of doing a “Top 20 or 30 Metalcore Records of all time” as this genre in particular has always been important to me. I wanted to share with my readers some gems I felt were essential for its eventual popularization that may be lesser […]

The following features my top 10 favorite Metal albums of 2019 listed in descending order from my tenth favorite album to the number one album of the year. The LookOut is a one person operation so it is very likely I may have missed one of the records you feel deserves a spot in this […]

Ceremony–East Coast Genre: Post Punk, Psychedelic Rock, Noise Rock, Shoegazing FFO: Nothing, The Cherry Wave, Weekend No, this is not the latest record by the Hardcore Punks that received a Smiths/Joy Division makeover back in 2015.  This Ceremony in particular has been putting out some of the best modern Shoegazing records since 2005 (coincidentally the […]

The Amazing–In Transit Genre: Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Shoegazing FFO: Slowdive, Brian Eno, The Smiths The Swedish five piece ambitiously known as The Amazing treat listeners to a sixth LP that noticeably shifts the group’s sound in a far more hazy, atmospheric direction. From the opening track, there were vibes I found pleasantly similar to […]

I decided going forward to reserve a special post for those looking for releases that stick to more laid back yet intimate formula primarily encompassing acoustic instrumentation.  Here are a couple extremely talented artists of that style that deserve some love:   Haley-Heynderickx–I Need to Start a Garden Genre: Indie Folk, Indie Pop FFO: Tegan […]