If you were mesmerized like us by Phantom Ocean’s latest single “I’m With The Band” (Released last August and reviewed by us here) then their upcoming new EP is going to be a must listen! A riveting collection of songs that cover a wide variety of sounds and styles, Phantasmagoria is four tracks of absolute sonic joy from one of the most compelling duos to arrive on the Boston Music Scene in recent years.
[Read more…]Local Look ’24: The RNRF Guide To Some Of What’s Incoming From Some Of Your Favorite New England Artists
This past year we decided to do things a little differently as we approached our year end round up as we felt that a lot of local talent gets overshadowed when we do our annual year ender so instead of doing just one MASSIVE list to include everything that we thought was rad we divided the list in two so that both National and Local acts got time to bask in the glow of their 2023 achievements. With that over, and working out pretty well, we felt the need to do the same when it came to our new year preview so prepare yourselves for the inevitable informing that’s to come in this New England-based look at some of what you can expect from your local faves.
[Read more…]23 For ’23… But Locally! Or “23 MA-Based Bands (And Then Some) You Should Already Be Listening To”
We initially decided to do this in order to alleviate some of the stress of that other ’23 list we have going on but then we cut out the local stuff and decided to go through our archives for the year and what stood out of what we reviewed/featured that came out of Massachusetts…. and came up with an even more massive list. In other words, oops?
[Read more…]Singles! Phantom Ocean, “I’m With The Band”
A fiery tale wrapped in such a fun setting, Phantom Ocean’s upcoming new single for “I’m With The Band” is a scathing mission statement against dated tropes in the music industry that’s got edge, enlightenment, and all the things in between to make the latest from the Salem duo a must listen.
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