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Single Review: Quinn, "Give it a Go"

3/1/2019

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Dakota G.

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Quinn - Give it a GoRating: 4.3 out of 5 ​ ​Brand new Connecticut artist Quinn released her first single earlier this month, called “Give it a Go.” It follows a number of obvious inspirations, including acts like Paramore and Tigers Jaw, t…

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Review: Boundaries, My Body in Bloom

2/20/2019

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DG

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Boundaries - My Body in Bloom Rating: 9.3/10 MerchNow Boundaries is one of the few local bands I can absolutely never get enough of. With the shrill and eerie panic chords introduced on last spring’s demo, “Nightmare Machine” is so menacin…

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Review: Currents, I Let The Devil In (EP)

12/16/2018

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Dakota G.

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Currents - I Let The Devil In Rating: 9/10 iTunes ​ Currents are one of first bands I ever got into upon entering Connecticut’s vast music scene a few years ago, when they released their EP Life//Lost. I vividly remember sitting down with…

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Review: Great Grief, "Love, Lust and Greed"

12/3/2018

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Alex Brown

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Great Grief- Love, Lust and Greed The record comes out December 7th. Preorder here. In May 2014, Icelandic hardcore act Icarus came out with their debut EP, Ascending // Descending. In this brief 8-track, 24-minute display, the group showe…

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Review: Kaonashi, "Why Did You Do It?"

11/27/2018

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Alex Brown

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Kaonashi- Why Did You Do It? ​Stream the record here. Buy it here. Kaonashi are a Philadelphia-based progressive hardcore act who’ve been getting a ton of recognition in the underground scene for some time now. Their debut EP Native caught…

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Review: Daughters, "You Won't Get What You Want"

10/29/2018

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Alex Brown

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Daughters- You Won’t Get What You Want Stream and buy the LP here.​ Daughters is a band with many faces. All their LPs have been drastically different from one another. Their debut record, Canada Songs, is 11 minutes of pure abrasive noise…

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Review: Thirty Nights of Violence

10/23/2018

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Thirty Nights of Violence - To Die In Your PortraitRating: 8/10Favorite Track: “Frontal Cortex” Release on 10/26/18 via Unbeaten RecordsTitle Track (Single) Soundcloud Stream​Nashville is among the top places for hardcore/metalcore current…

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God Program - Fragments of IllusionListen and buy on their bandcamp With Fragments of Illusion, God Program are proving to be one of the finest bands in the Northeast right now. You know, with this whole metalcore revival going on right no…

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Review: Street Sects, "The Kicking Mule"

10/22/2018

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Alex Brown

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Street Sects- The Kicking Mule ​The Kicking Mule drops October 26th via The Flenser. Preorder here. ​Street Sects have quickly become one of my favorite modern music acts. Forming in 2013, they released their two Gentrification EPs the fol…

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Review: ANLMA, "Secular Eden"

10/16/2018

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Alex Brown

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ANLMA- Secular Eden Secular Eden is coming soon. In 2012, a progressive metal act formed from the ashes of New York local metalcore outfit We Are Outnumbered. This band was Perspectives, and while they were metalcore through-and-through, t…

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