We know there’s definitely not another MA/AZ hybrid outfit out there making the kind of modern Alternative Americana the way that Canyons and Locusts do. And we’re pretty sure there’s not an artist as prolific right now as CaD either especially with a concept album rearing to go barely a [...]
Some of the best reviews, we think, are spurned on by songs or sounds that immediately compel us to dive in with our notes and first impressions and then go back and try and formulate coherent thoughts from all the initial word vomit. If we had been writing back in [...]
There’s records out there that, when a single or two gets released and they’re just so fantastic right off the bat, it becomes a little suspect. Mostly because back in the days before instant grat releases and being able to hear something in its’ entirety right away some artists/labels/management would [...]
By the time second single “Reclaim” landed in our inbox we were 99.9% sure that whatever came next from Portland, Oregon’s Ceremony Shadows was similarly destined for greatness/great things. Now, having heard both the upcoming new single “Prey” AND debut full-length Ascension (Due in March), we can confidently proclaim that [...]
You never know what you’re gonna get when you press “play” on a new Cold Expectations jam. And that’s a good thing! Not because the Boston-based outfit is inconsistent in their output by any means but more that their brand of sonic storytelling is always moving forward. As is the [...]
This is going to be one of those “We were gonna start this review off like this, but…” then proceed to sort of mention our draft bits/different iterations in the opening and then eventually get to the point. Sort of. When diving into Corlyx’s upcoming double album, PURPLE PAIN, we [...]
