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A Vast But Edgy Alt-Rock Single From Jessica Lovelock
A massive new single from Jessica Lovelock delivers a heavy-handed alternative rock backbone with thriving guitars creating a sonic wall of sound that feels like it's just crashing down over you, along with intense but Soulful vocal performances and enlightening progressions and melodies that grab me by surprise the first time around and really hit in such a beautiful way. One of my favorite aspects of "Unaware" is how it actually has so much heaviness to it, but is also incr
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A New Single From Matt DeAngelis Might Make You Think A Little Deeper
A new single by Matt DeAngelis has recently been released, and the song speaks volumes for the artist in his views of life and how we spend it. The single focus is a lot on aspects of our lives that we hold dear to us, but our materialistic at best. The song revolves around the fact that those material possessions are going to get left behind, so perhaps we should focus a little bit more on the people that are around us. The love that we have, the relationships that we share
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The Exploding Whales Drop A Rock Record With a Bit Of Everything
If you are not yet familiar with The Exploding Whales, then let us be among the first to introduce you, as the band has recently released an album that breaches the boundaries of alternative rock, indie, and plenty of psychedelic and experimental attributes, along with a colorful but edgy approach that hits with an almost animated feel at times. This is a record that definitely knows how to jam. They bring on loads of pop sensibility and plenty of catchy rhythms, including th
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An Interview with Sun Raven
Sun Raven returns with a new record that blends both of his most pertinent styles, bringing together elements of alternative and progressive rock, with hints of edgy overtone, gritty guitar work, and that heavy rock backbone, along with the smooth, cinematic, and vast tonalities that he brings to the table as well. As a fan of the artist, this is one of my favorite pieces he's released to date. This is because of that blend of the two big Styles he tends to a lot of the time.
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Tracy Bryant Drops A Personal and Pop-Riddled Album
A wildly eclectic new record from Tracy Bryant just dropped, and this album certainly runs the gamut of pop influence in different approaches. You have everything from jazz to rock, and so much more, all rolled into one record, which is pretty impressive to say the least. You also get a good chunk of contemporary pop in there. This is something I really loved about it because as the album unfolds, you get pieces of the artist. He's not really afraid to hold back in certain so
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A Wild Record from Skip Danko B-Movie Road Club
If you're not too familiar with the sounds of Skip Danko B-Movie Road Club, then let this be a bit of an introduction, as the band just released a new record that brings together some of the best elements of alternative, heavy rock drive, with spacious feels and undertones, along with cinematic backbone, and the whole thing thrives with a raw sort of energy that leans towards even a desert rock kind of aesthetic. The record is called Trippin' On A Chinese Market, and wastes v
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The Long Awaited Full LP from Fake Mannequin
The engulfing trip hop and alternative pop sounds of Fake Mannequin have returned in the form of a full LP that breaks boundaries and gives you bouts of late 90s underground nostalgia, along with a cinematic backdrop and loads of attitude, swagger, and detail, as the songs give off incredible sets of moods and combine loads of textures, building immense soundscapes and brilliant vibes. Composed Reality is an album that is brimming with character, which is nothing new for the
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An Acoustic Pop Single from Nordly
Nordly return with a new single that does an amazing job of speaking volumes for how the duo can create a bit of a spacious atmosphere while still giving off this roots folk style feel and aesthetic, and it's done by layering emotion with warm tonality that feels honest, but distant at the same time. So, to pick that apart a little deeper, some of the distant elements come from the reverb effect on the guitars, especially one slide guitar that is sort of laced through the son
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John Jenkins Delivers A Song With An Emotional Story
John Jenkins returns with a new single that feels like a classic country tune, with roots undertones and a sort of old western cinematic aesthetic to it, which all works amazingly with the sentiment of the song itself. The single tells a story of someone falling on hard times, looking back on their mistakes, feeling like they've lost their way, and it really hits home for a lot of us. "I'll trade my tomorrows for just one yesterday" serves as one of the most potent lines in t
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