I typically try to post the Month In Review section a week earlier than this in an effort to ensure the newer tunes I’m posting about maintain relevancy in this lightning-fast industry. I apologize to anyone that reads this, but I just landed a new job working at a Newspaper in the middle of February […]

2018 started off right with endless amounts of new music for our listening pleasure. I have compiled a list of eleven albums (covering a wide variety of genres) released this past January that may have slipped beneath your radar.   A Pregnant Light–Lucky All My Life Genre: Black Metal, Post Rock, Hardcore Punk FFO: Deafheaven, […]

December is an interesting month for music releases. Many listeners become distracted by Holiday music and crafting their year end lists to the point where they become more likely to miss those hidden gems I have documented. Here are three awesome new releases you may have missed for the month of December:   The Beautiful […]

Asthenia–Nucleation Genre: Black Metal, Post Rock FFO: Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, Harikiri for the Sky Chinese “blackgaze” act, Asthenia, illustrate beauty through their instrumentation in refreshing, unique ways with their sophomore LP. Nucleation doesn’t rely entirely on ambient, atmospheric build-ups but rather consists of strongly layered, movements a various tempos using a variety […]

Airiel–Molten Young Lovers Genre: Indie Rock, Shoegazing FFO: Death Cab for Cutie, Chapterhouse, Pale Saints   Despite a full decade passing since their debut LP, Chicago Shoegaze act Airiel deliver a beautiful sophomore LP illustrating how they haven’t missed a step. Molten Young Lovers explores the wonders of adolescent romance through a fun collection of […]

Alvvays–Antisocialities Genre: Indie Rock, Jangle Pop FFO: Best Coast, Angel Olsen, Diiv Toronto indie pop outfit, Alvvays, follow up their 2013 Self-Titled with a charming, focused sophomore effort. Frontwoman Molly Rankin enchants the listener with yet another fantastic vocal performance with pristine yet fun instrumentation as  its backdrop.  Antisocialities is a bright, summery pop record […]

All Out War–Give Us Extinction Genre: Metalcore FFO: Hatebreed, All Out War, Earth Crisis Legendary New York-based Metalcore legends All Out War return with their first LP in 7 years. Give Us Extinction offers twelve tracks off face-melting, no nonsense Metalcore. Crushing, riffs, lightning fast leads, and once more a horrifyingly agonizing vocal performance from […]

A Thousand Hours–Sleep Genre: Dream Pop, Shoegazing, Slowcore, Chillwave FFO: Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, Chapterhouse Alaskan artist Red Collier returns with a second record in 2017 under the A Thousand Hours title serving as a drastic shift on the sonic spectrum compared his LP Endless Gray released only a few months prior. Sleep maintains a much […]

Aviator–Loneliness Leave The Light On For Me Genre: Post Hardcore, Melodic Hardcore, Emo FFO: Pianos Become the Teeth, Touchè Amore, La Dispute   Throughout my college years, I had numerous experiences sharing the stage with fellow locals Aviator. Watching them progress over the years while many hardcore bands have come and gone has been an […]

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 […]