Tag: indie
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Tedward “Floater” Album Premiere
Cincinatti’s Tedward is onto releasing their upcoming album Floater via I’m Into Life Records 3/17/23 after their debut 2021 release; burnt ends. Floater is a well-transitioned release after burnt ends, as Floater features Tedward’s core 22 Halo-Esque raw vibes evolve into cultivating more elements of fuzzy guitar pedals and lofi-indie vocals paired with distorted harmonies.…
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dweller. “Night Theater” Premiere
Alternative New Yorkers, dweller. will be releasing their debut EP All The Things We Carry in tribute to the band’s late friend/bassist. The intensity of excruciatingly painful and exhausting emotion is equally distributed into the 5 tracks with versatility. All The Things We Carry is the perfect gritty, Alt-EP due to the creatively contrasting mix…
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Quinn Cicala “Spring Street” Single
Author: Austin Wagner “Spring Street” is the latest self-released single by indie/folk-rock artist Quinn Cicala, currently joined by Samir Tawalare, Matt Caprenegro, and Matteo DeBendetti . Quinn has been releasing music under his name for the last several years and continues to hone his honest, endearing sound on this release. Pinegrove is an easy comparison…
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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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Roseville: Deadfall
Colorado artist Roseville released their latest album Deadfall the beginning of 2022 via Candlepin Records. The album in it’s entirety reminds us of the mental clarity clawing out of seasonal depression brings, and the incomparable relief of an exhale into the crisp air. The sunshine of a cold day has been brought to us through…
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Mist Double: OUTERSPHERE
Pennsylvanian artist Mist Double has released the first single of their debut EP OUTERSPHERE: “Hollow”. OUTERSPHERE is full of dreamy synths with vocals reminiscent of lullabies and overdrive chords which paint pictures of city skylines. The EP entails elements of sound reminding us of classic Shoegaze groups like Swirlies and Slowdive, as well as newer…
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Bedlocked: “Bedlocked”
Author: Griffin Parrett Mellow? Mellow Grunge? Mellow Rock? Let’s just settle and call it “Mellow Infused Grunge Rock.” July of 2022, Bedlocked from Houston, Texas released a well thought-out album; Bedlocked recorded and mastered by upcoming legend, Corey Coffman. The album starts with the song “See Through” which immediately grabs the listeners attention with a…
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Husbands: ‘A Diary Index’
Grab your nearest first aid kit, the new Husbands album is going to hurt. One of Boston’s best bands, Husbands has released their full-length album; A Diary Index via Exit Records. The album kept elements of shoegazey guitar, slowcore feels, and pleasantly unique vocals from Husbands prior releases – but has evolved into embracing the…
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Knifeplay: Animal Drowning Ft. TJ Strohmer
Due to Animal Drowning being one of the best albums of the decade, it was hard to narrow tracks to “favorites”. Nonetheless, I managed to come up with a few to discuss and break-down with TJ Strohmer (Vocals/Guitar). After the release of Knifeplay‘s “Hurt Someone”, there has been nothing but suspense waiting for the next…
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The SS-SR: ‘Ghost In My Bed’
Nashville, TN band; The SS-SR has struck us with an exciting new single; ‘Ghost In My Bed’. The single withholds all of the elements of prior releases starting from the first EP that will always have my heart; I Can’t Run From Myself (2019) which features the emo roots and twinkly riffs of The SS-SR.…
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