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Oh Pep!’s “Stadium Cake” a Parfait of Passion

Hailing from Australia, Oh Pep! takes their listeners on a ride with their debut album Stadium Cake. With insightful and contemplative lyrics and intuitive and complementary instrumentals, Oh Pep! sits in the pocket of compassion and curiosity paving the way for a precise perception. Oh Pep! — Peppy Beats and Powerful Words “Bushwick” tunes in […]

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Danny Elfman ‘Rabbit & Rogue’ A Romp of Delight

The never-ceasing, brilliantly remarkable Danny Elfman has done it again! This time with an original ballet score, Rabbit & Rogue, for the latest Twyla Tharp ballet of the same name. With Rabbit & Rogue, Danny Elfman orchestrates episodic moments full of the manic borderline of emotions; the teeter-totter effect he has masterfully perfected over his […]

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Kristin Kontrol Creates a Retro-Modern Dance Supernova in “X-Communicate”

With a cosmic calm taking control like a cyber virus in your brain, Kristin Kontrol has seamlessly combined retro dance pop and modern day electropop rock with her debut solo album X-Communicate. Kristin Kontrol Stirs the Supernatural Like the cool breeze of a summer blockbuster, “Show Me” opens with smooth dynamic percussion, tin drums, and wood […]

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Beauty in the Fight: Ruby Rose Fox “Domestic”

I have been listening to more true crime podcasts than usual, which have all been covering the same topic: domestic violence. Clearly it is the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon at work, because in their debut album Domestic, Ruby Rose Fox shares a very impactful and raw comment on just that. With brilliantly analogous lyrics and beautifully androgynous vocals, Domestic plays […]

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Remote Places Orbits Through Time With “Nights and Weekends”

Nights and Weekends by Remote Places is a short album of five songs. But do not let the brevity fool you; Nights and Weekends is full of vibrancy. A solo project of Philadelphia native Justin Geller, Nights and Weekends sounds like the featured songs of an ’80s/’90s soundtrack resurfacing to the modern world after decades. […]

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Riding the Tracks of Vaudeville Etiquette’s “Aura Vista Motel”

Vaudeville Etiquette’s Aura Vista Motel crafts an intimate story with the name alone. Taken from a motel off of highway 99 in Seattle, Vaudeville Etiquette’s hometown, Aura Vista Motel once housed a generation of writers and artists, and is now the rehearsal space where Vaudeville Etiquette makes their music. Vaudeville Etiquette says that in their […]

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Junkie Twins “Push to Exit”: A Rainbow of Rock

For Mother’s Day weekend, I enlisted the help of my parents and sister to give The Junkie Twins’ Push to Exit a family filled review. Fitting too, because The Junkie Twins is a band of Australian brothers, Anthony and David Gill, now residing in Brooklyn. With the help of my family, I could comment on how […]

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Prism Tats — Star Gazing in a Dream

Looking for the perfect album for your next road-trip? Prism Tats have delved into the long drive with their self-titled debut album, Prism Tats. The whole album radiates with this on the road vibe. Swishing trees, dripping into deeper shades, pulling all-nighters on the road to reach random destinations. With Prism Tats, Prism Tats have […]