Chances are if you have an album about nerdstuff (Read: comics), are from Boston (Well, mostly), and have a name similar to the only beer Mrs. RNRF actually likes then we’re going to be into you. And wouldn’tcha know, The Roland High Life checks all those boxes!
Lowell’s own Fatigue continues to impress. A veritable sonic chameleon, the Darkwave/Electro hybrid’s lush sound expands far beyond simply just one or two genres especially on latest single “Hush” which sees the local outfit flourishing when faced with a strategic sonic shift.
“Listen at your own risk!” might be the final line uttered by Tairrie B. Murphy at the conclusion of the debut single from new outfit SWTEVL (Pronounced “Sweet Evil”) but the only risk we can envision is listeners missing out by not taking a chance on the righteous Rawk flowing [...]
We don’t listen to Ex-Hyena nearly as much as we should and latest single, “In Slow Motion”, is a glaring reminder of that fact. A Gothic Electro burner in the vein of The Faint’s early work with sweeping old school ’80’s New Wave tendencies, the newest from Reuben Bettsak and [...]
Once we discover a new band, barring some kind of disastrous/monumental change in sound, we’re usually fans for life. Maybe that’s the comic nerd/collector/completist in us but loyalty is a thing we believe in. Just don’t be trash bag humans and stay true to yourselves in the tunes, okay? Like [...]
We love us some Electro around the RNRF offices. We especially love the kind of Electro that not only begs repeated listens but also benefits from repeated listens and in the case of “SAINT.EXE” from Providence’s own CARV.R, it’s that kind of Electro.
