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SHAG – Thursday Night Special
8.5/10 You will usually see me walking around town hooked up to an IV pumping me full of 90s alternative and grunge music; I need it for survival. Right now, my IV is pumping me […]
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Eamon Doyle – Silhouettes Clawing Frantically At An Impenetrable Curtain
6.5/10 Despite his determination to make sure none of his song or titles can be realistically crammed into an Internet search bar, Eamon Doyle has created something interesting. The four songs on Silhouettes Clawing Frantically […]
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To The Trees – To The Trees
7/10 To The Trees is a four-piece synth-rock band from Kitchener-Waterloo that was formed in 2015 by Katelyn Bearinger (vocals/synth), Mike Johnson (guitar), Trevor Martin (keys/vocals), and Jake Bursey (drums/percussion). They describe their music as […]
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Innes Wilson – Northumberland Slums
5.5/10 The most immediately obvious thing about Innes Wilson’s latest release Northumberland Slums is that the production is wildly different from song to song. I don’t mean that there’s autotune on the voice on one […]
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Jonas Nicholson – listless amiss
5/10 Jonas Nicholson, a singer-songwriter from Syracuse, NY, released his fourth studio album in May of this year. listless amiss is a collection of eight songs that showcase Nicholson’s lyricism and inspiring guitar work in […]
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MONOWHALES – Control Freak
8/10 The Toronto scene indie pop machine! It always seems to be running on all cylinders, pumping out infinite content. Case in point, MONOWHALES and their latest EP Control Freak (released June 1st, 2018), six […]
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Phantom Machines – Phantom Machines
5/10 Phantom Machines are Armen Najarian and Haig Shirinian–a self-described indie electro unit from Los Angeles. The pair met during a chance encounter when Shirinian, out supporting a friends’ band, saw Najarian preforming at a […]
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Combe – From the Beginning
5/10 Combe is the musical outlet for Oregon indie rocker Matt Combe. From the Beginning is Combe’s third release and consists of just three kinda indie, kinda folky, kinda soulful tracks. I hear it like […]
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My Sister’s Fugazi Shirt – Double Date
5/10 At once droning and gentle, My Sister’s Fugazi Shirt’s album Double Date has tracked dirt into my bedroom. The overall feeling of the album is like a concert being held in a blanket fort. […]
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The Kindest People – Idle Revival
8/10 The Kindest People are a Tennessee alternative rock band and their 2017 full length, Idle Revival is a really interesting listen. The band describes themselves as stylish indie with a garage rock attitude, but […]