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Singles! Real Beaut, “Paying Attention”

If there was a single song of Real Beaut’s that you could call a proper “primer” to not only catch up music lovers on what’s come before but also one that previews what’s next then we think it’d most likely be “Paying Attention”. Yeah, that’s our final answer. Because pinning a lone ditty to represent […]

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Singles! Phantom Ocean, “Sorry, Dude”

Vibrant but seething with venom, the latest from Salem, MA duo Phantom Ocean is a bit of a conundrum… in the best way ever! With “Sorry, Dude”, PO go all in addressing feminine rage as drummer/vocalist Sarah Moughan-Smith describes this fiery anthem as “a testament of absolute exhaustion”.

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Underoath Enter New Era On Expansive 10th Full-Length The Place After This One

Inevitably there’s an album or two or three in a given year that we had no idea was coming. Either it’s something so soon following a recent release or honestly, something that was teased but we completely missed the signs. Whatever the case is here, we’re happy to be not [...]

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Ceremony Shadows Offer Delicious Darkwave Delicacies On Debut LP Ascension

The term “transcendent” immediately comes to mind upon finishing Ascension, the debut LP from Ceremony Shadows. As a whole, the record sounds gorgeous and is the kind of album that gets better and better with every listen. Friends looking for the first great Darkwave release of 2025 can look no [...]

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Izzy Reign Mixes Dance, Electro, Industrial, And Art Pop Into A Satisfying Sonic Cocktail On Self-Titled Debut

It seems we’ve been talking about Izzy Reign a LOT over in RNRF land with many a shared social media post before launching a brand new column last October called “Spooky SZN Sounds” more or less with the sole purpose of covering IR’s slew of covers around the season before [...]

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The Grey Up The Heavy Instrumental Ante With Massive Kodok

It seems whenever we go spouting off about how we’re super picky when it comes to covering instrumental artists there then seems to be an inordinate amount of bands playing in that sandbox whose albums just happen to flood the digital mailbox soon after. Oh, and as a bonus, we [...]

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SOM Truly Let The Light In On Illuminating New Post-Heavy Opus

We knew Mission To Sleep had a new one on the horizon, we were hoping that Junius’ impending opus might arrive, and we were aware that Pelican had something brewing. Completing our own personal Mount Rushmore of Post-Rawk/Metal awesome is SOM whose new effort seemingly came out of nowhere (Meaning [...]

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