Yesterday, Virginia Beach quintet Sunndrug released their debut album, Exit Wounds. Fans may recognize three of the band’s personnel—Jimmy Reeves, Chris Raines and Matt Beck—all of whom originated in Spitfire, a metalcore outfit popular at the start of the millennium. Sunndrug, by contrast, is a less stringent rock variant, bolstering …
Read More »Album Review: Sunndrug – Exit Wounds (Out October 31)
Sunndrug was conceptualized by the partnership of metalcore veterans Jimmy Reeves and Chris Raines. Backed by an additional 3-man personnel (Junior Favela, Clint Kesler, Matt Beck), their material rings interestingly and is wholly unexpected. For reference, I wasn’t much a fan of its members’ previous outings, Spitfire and Norma Jean, …
Read More »Gallery: The Strumbellas at The Duck Room in St. Louis, MO on 6.16.16
The Strumbellas played for a sold out crowd at The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill in St. Louis on June 16. Catch them on tour and buy tickets here.
Read More »Album Review: Forecast Tomorrow – Hats, Gloves, and Grandfather Clocks
Australian progressive rockers Forecast Tomorrow have been shaking Sydney’s independent music scene since 2009. Each member has a solid credibility and distinction that firmly establishes the quartet’s identity. Founder Ryan “Fizz” Fitz-Henry integrates vapory reverb pads to enhance his piercing chord arrangements. Added to the mix is the precise rhythm …
Read More »Album Review: Vaudeville Etiquette – Aura Vista Motel (Out May 6)
Vaudeville Etiquette puts a refreshingly Northwestern spin on rock and roll, offering something beyond its contemporary strum-by-numbers permutation. The self-described psych-folk/americana quintet’s home atmosphere of Seattle, Washington has indeed worked in their favor. While the city has long garnered an unusual reputation for its lack of proximity, its rain tendencies …
Read More »Album Review: Wicked Maraya – Lifetime in Hell (Out May 6)
Wicked Maraya might have been one of the few bands to leave real impact on metal during grunge’s uprising. Originally based in New York, the quartet brewed a small but tenacious flame of merit into Los Angeles’s Sunset Strip. They often presented themselves with a darker, more progressive sound—a contrast …
Read More »Manchester Orchestra – Hope
Alt rock band Manchester Orchestra, formed in 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia recently released their fifth studio album Hope, not to be confused with their fourth album Cope, from April of this year. The album is an acoustic reinvention session of Cope, featuring all the same songs and lyrics, but instead …
Read More »RE-IMAGINATION GETS MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA TO HOPE
Atlanta-based hard rock quintet Manchester Orchestra is thrilled to announced the release of HOPE, a startling re-imagination of COPE, their most recent album, issued earlier this year. HOPE is available digitally everywhere beginning today, September 16th, 2014 via Loma Vista Recordings. In addition, HOPE will be released on CD and …
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