We are truly fortunate. It has not even been two years and Denver based Dreadnought have decided to grace us, yet again, with an album. This writer is especially fortunate since your memories of my previous Dreadnought review should be fresh enough. Naturally, Emergence sits at what is currently the…
Of all the musical periods that have risen back into prominence, the ’80s have arguably enjoyed the most success back in the spotlight. Sure, we’re also seeing an influx of influence from ’60s/’70s singer-songwriters in modern folk, pop and rock, as well as some echoes of grunge resurfacing from the…
One of the best ways to discover new music is to listen to whatever musicians you like tell you to; they usually have a good ear and you already like their taste, most probably, if you like the music they make. That’s why my ears perked when Alec A. Head…
Hello and welcome to September, where everything’s made up and the points don’t matter. Cultural references aside, September is indeed the month where the year usually goes: “Oh, you thought there was a lot of music so far? Well, get ready for this”. The holidays are already looming high in…
Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday release days open the floodgates and unleash a seemingly endless stream of quality new music. But while some of our Editors and Contributors sit down gleefully each week to dive into this newly stocked treasure…
One of the greatest traits of the underground music community is its deeply collaborative nature. A journey into one artist’s discography will often illuminate connections to other like-minded artists, which initiates the insatiable quest to devour yet another intriguing discography. Such is the case with Stern, which likely attracted attention due to its…
Even a cursory glance of our biweekly playlist updates will reveal that there is a great deal of variety among our staff’s musical tastes. Due to this, we brainstormed the idea of Playlist Swap, where two of our contributors pick their favorite track from each of the nine albums in their grid…
Photo credit: Casey Mathewson You know what I love the most about this post? You guys have literally no idea what you’re about to listen to because this is Toby Driver. At this point in the man’s career, there’s really no way to predict what comes next. Not only with Kayo Dot, but…
No matter how much you love the genre, you have to admit that coming across original thematic ideas within doom metal is very hard. It seems as if the images and themes from which the genre draws have calcified, leaving us with the repeating textures of smoke, candles, weed, forbearing…
Man, 2017, y’all. We realize that it’s kind of our m.o. to be proponents of the whole “Golden Age of Metal” narrative and be incredibly positive about the consistently great level of stuff that is being put out from pretty much every part of the musical spectrum, but it’s such an easy thing to do when we are so constantly bombarded with new material that utterly consumes our attention. Even in months where one of us might not have as many new albums that really impressed them, without doubt there will be another one who could barely keep up because of all the superb releases from genres they pay close attention to. This April has certainly been no different in that regard, and we have a whole slew of top-notch albums to recommend to you all.
