Tag: california
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Crushed “Extra Life” Interview/Review
Avid songwriters Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan have solidified as a duo within their new tunes; crushed. Crushed stemmed from Bre and Shaun’s mutually resonating conversations about the emotion in “transitioning” periods in life, effects of isolation, and the expression of wanting to branch off into new projects they feel the urgent need to fulfill.…
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Blossom “Forlorn”
California band of emo-gazers, Blossom has released a new single; “Forlorn” after their full album release of 2022, Reflections. Reflections highlighted the emo in Blossom, primarily inside the lyrical themes of suffering through abandonment, and symbolism of an ugly breakup. Do I want the band members to stop being so hurt? – of course. Does…
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Sparkler; “Acid Casualty”
More than a few singles have been released via Flesh and Bone Records this year, including “Acid Casualty” by the Californian band; Sparkler. Sparkler‘s first album Honeydew Dream of 2020 is bluntly heavy on the gaze and features an ambient element of slowcore that appears more frequently than the following releases. Honeydew Dream lead into…
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MILLY; Eternal Ring Ft Brendan Dyer
With the option to sort through 30 songs, Milly has managed to deliver nine tracks into their latest album; Eternal Ring released September 30th of 2022 via Dangerbird Records. Eternal Ring has officially made it impossible to place Milly in one singular category by displaying their multitudes of sounds throughout the tracks. I was given…
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Ridgeway; Alex Ybarra
Ridgeway (Orange County, California) released their latest LP Marlo in August of 2021, bringing us gently-made tracks to delightfully cry and smile to (simultaneously). After obsessively refreshing myself with the entire Spotify discography of Ridgeway, each release bombarded me with vivid imagery – making me feel as if I was actually going through the scenarios…
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