Sometimes the best new music is actually a throwback to something older. But just because it’s a throwback, doesn’t mean it can’t be an entirely fresh and new style. This is the case with Graveyard Lovers, an indie garage band from New York City that just released their latest album, Past the Forest of the […]
Author: Grant Looper
When a band finds “their sound,” it’s always influenced by some other style. However, when the band reaches maturity, that sound becomes something not only hard to describe, but impossible to define. The Beatles, while influenced by early rock and roll musicians like Chuck Berry, grew to develop their own style that is still difficult […]
Experimentation is not only important to music, it’s crucial. New genres don’t develop and new styles aren’t explored without experimentation. And while some groups may fail at this, Denver-based group déCollage is clearly succeeding. Their latest album, Magnetize, is a true work of ingenious experimentation, and it’s an example of the rising popularity and influence […]
Gideon’s Army Revives Southern Rock
Within the lifetime of a musical genre, there will be high-points and low points. Southern rock (or what, today, is falsely considered country) hit a low point the moment the music industry decided that lyrics about trucks and the same four chords over and over were all listeners wanted to hear. This is where Gideon’s […]
When vocalization became a more common part of mainstream music, instrumentation at times took a backburner. Although vocals are an important artistic component to music, instrumentals can often be the real heart of a piece. With Indonesian band Summer Effect, it’s the sole element. Their post-rock album, Afterlife, takes instrumentalism to an entirely new level of expression […]
With the reemergence of the punk-rock genre has come a wealth of skilled new bands to take up the banner. Like all truly valuable genres, it refuses to die. One of the most notable up-and-coming punk bands is Norwegian group SLØTFACE. With the release of their debut EP Sponge State, SLØTFACE has continued punk’s tradition of […]
The concept of a “first love” has been one that has preoccupied songwriters for centuries. The deep emotional connection, sentimental attachment, and memories associated with this person can be so strong, that the sentiment is almost impossible to experience over again once it has been first felt. For Rachael Sage, though, her first love is […]
Wonky Tonk Takes On Sexism with “Suitors”
The emergence of modern folk rock has also brought about the reemergence of profound, culturally-conscious lyrics. The honesty of musicians like Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, who dealt with important and sensitive topics with satirical, dry mock-nonchalance, is making a comeback. This return of the genre has also brought about the popularity of women singers […]