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Review: LIMBS, "Father's Son"

5/2/2018

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Alex Brown

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LIMBS- “Father’s Son” ​Stream and buy the LP here. LIMBS is a Florida-based post-hardcore project that caught my attention last year when I saw them with Capsize in Webster Hall’s Studio room. I’ve had a few of my friends tell me about the…

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Review: The Weeknd, "My Dear Melancholy,"

4/10/2018

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Alex Brown

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The Weeknd- “My Dear Melancholy,” Listen to the EP here.​ In March 2011, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye dropped his debut mixtape under his moniker The Weeknd. House of Balloons received widespread acclaim from both music consumers and critics for…

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Review: The Fever 333, "Made An America"

3/27/2018

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Alex Brown

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The Fever 333- “Made An America”Stream the EP and/or buy merch here. Last Independence Day, in the parking lot of Randy’s Donuts in California, three musicians performed a 12 minute exhibition that was nothing short of exhilarating. These…

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Review: Empty, "The Healing Process"

3/19/2018

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Alex Brown

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Empty- “The Healing Process” ​Stream the EP here. Empty is a brand new post-hardcore act from South Carolina. Since forming in late 2017, the group has played a series of shows in order to get themselves more recognition in the game, slowl…

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Review: Between the Buried and Me, "Automata I"

3/15/2018

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Alex Brown

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Between the Buried and Me- "Automata I" ​Stream the LP here. Between the Buried and Me. North Carolina-based progressive metal legends at this point. Forming in 2000 out of the ashes of metalcore/deathcore act Prayer for Cleansing, the gro…

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Review: Turnstile, "Time & Space"

3/6/2018

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Turnstile - Time and Space Rating: 9/10​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBMi-KYUl8c Major labels can be either a blessing or a curse, especially for bands with origins in the hardcore scene. For some bands, a major label can give them the…

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Review: Andrew W.K., "You're Not Alone"

3/5/2018

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Alex Brown

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Andrew W.K. - You’re Not Alone ​Stream the record here. Andrew Fetterly Wilkes-Krier, better known as Andrew W.K., is a musician who has been doing his thing since 1996. He didn’t start gathering attention, however, until the 2001 classic…

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Genocide Pact - Order of Torment Rating: 8.5/10 Listen on bandcamp. Death metal’s a funny thing. While it’s by far the best subgenre of metal in my honest opinion, many of its bands that emerged post-1995 have a tendency to fall somewhere…

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Review: Kero Kero Bonito, "TOTEP"

2/23/2018

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Alex Brown

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Kero Kero Bonito- “TOTEP” ​Listen to the EP on your preferred streaming service here. Kero Kero Bonito, often abbreviated to KBB, is a British electro-pop trio that combines the genre with some elements of j-pop and hip-hop. Formed in 2011…

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