Category: Reviews
Woodfangs: ‘Future Vistas’
In case you were wondering – no, punk is not dead in Athens, Ga. In an almost satanic fury of screeching vocals and dark psych-rock comes Woodfangs, a local Athens band with a worldly sense of attitude. On their newest album, Future Vistas (out May 26 — keep your ears open), we take a journey…
Scooterbabe: ‘Scooterbabe’
Scooterbabe, an Athens, Ga.-based noise pop trio, recently released an EP. The 5-track Scooterbabe EP is available digitally on a “name your own price” basis, and the band also released the project on a limited number of cassette tapes… Yes, I just said (well, wrote) cassette tapes… As in those plastic music squares that had…
Diarrhea Planet: The Best Live Band You’ll Ever See
[tps_header] What’s up? We’re Diarrhea Planet, and we just woke up!! It was the final day of South by Southwest, and the guys from Diarrhea Planet were taking the stage as I was waiting outside the gates of Austin’s Historic Scoot Inn. It was a rainy Saturday with an uncharacteristically long wait time for an…
Girl Talk & Freeway: ‘Broken Ankles’
Girl Talk recently teamed up with former Roc-A-Fella MC Freeway to release the Broken Ankles EP. The project was released free on DatPiff, and I was so hype to get to write my first review on a hip-hop project. I looked up to 2Pac, Biggie, Eazy-E, and the remaining Rap Gods, but they stared down…
Bobby Bare, Jr.: ‘Undefeated’
Nashville native, Bobby Bare, Jr. exemplifies southern rock ‘n’ roll in his most recent album, Undefeated, out today! Along with the album, a documentary, Don’t Follow Me (I’m Lost) will be released May 1st. The documentary, ironically, follows Bare in his musical endeavors and family affairs. On Bloodshot Records artist page, Bare is described as “rambunctious” and “freewheeling,” generally…
The Kooks: ‘Down’ EP
For a band that shot to the top and stayed there, The Kooks have been rather silent; the British rockers haven’t released an album since 2011. But it was worth the wait. Their new EP titled Down, out April 22 on Astralwerks, is everything I hoped for and more. The first song, “Down,” is a…
Challenger: ‘Back to Bellevue’
Challenger, the electro-indie band from New York City, plans to drop their second full-length album on May 27th. Led by producer/songwriter John Ross, Challenger debuted their first LP, The World Is Too Much for Me, in 2012. Their sophomore effort is titled Back to Bellevue and features eleven epic pop tracks rooted in indie electronica….
Kris Orlowski: “Stone By Stone”
“Let me hold you swing you round, pack our bags and leave this town”, begins band Kris Orlowski in their new single “Stone by Stone” from their forthcoming debut full-length album, Believer, set to be released April 25, 2014. Kris Orlowski is a Seattle-based band dedicated to making music that is “about creating something that…
Lydia: ‘Illuminate’ Tour
There truly is nothing better than being at a show surrounded by dedicated and enthusiastic fans. It feels as if time has stopped, and the only thing that matters in the world is about to walk out on stage and put on a show just for you. I was lucky enough to be a part…
Baby Guru: ‘Marginalia’
Baby Guru is, once again, all over the board. Their new album, Marginalia, released in March via Inner Ear, is a collection of songs whose wildly diverse inspirations are apparent, with songs so distinctly different from one another, yet songs that flow together to create a coherent and unique album. What they lack in reasoning,…