The CMJ Music Marathon
[imgfull] [/imgfull] The CMJ Music Marathon is upon us and with so much new music being shared in real time, Josh is hear to bring it to us over the airwaves. Hear JJAMZ, Two Door Cinema Club, and more this week.
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[imgfull] [/imgfull] The CMJ Music Marathon is upon us and with so much new music being shared in real time, Josh is hear to bring it to us over the airwaves. Hear JJAMZ, Two Door Cinema Club, and more this week.
Texas In July have taken the best parts of One Reality and stepped their game up. With a song for every shade of hardcore, Texas In July show that they can adapt their music from one album to the next and still crush it.
Cinematics, the debut full-length from Tampa-based theatrical pop rockers Set It Off, may be one of the most diverse albums of the year. Having wanted to go for a more orchestral feel, listeners can expect a dramatic sound filled with perfected musical craftsmanship in each track.
Bad Books’ appropriately-named II is a collection of songs with great variety yet a common, wistful edge which ultimately creates a cohesive and earnest album. The ten tracks share a lulling musicality which allows the listener to lose themselves in the layers of tender vocals and smooth instrumentation.
[imgfull] [/imgfull] This week Josh shares some independent film suggestions along with music from Strange Talk, Generationals, Lord Huron, and more.
The first challenge of properly absorbing Benjamin Gibbard’s first solo album Former Lives: separating the Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service versions of Gibbard from the solo one. The new album is more gritty and acoustic than his former beloved gentle indie catalogue, true, but Former Lives needs to be experienced in its own right without any shackles of the past.
Filled with expletives and breakdowns, The Acacia Strain bring a full course meal to the table that the masses will gobble up. It’s the most complete album from them to date, filled with both power and finesse.
[imgfull] [/imgfull] There’s no shame is saying no when you don’t know of a band, and Josh is the first to say it. To get you into the habit, he’s sharing a bunch of songs you probably don’t remember from the 90s—but you’re totally gonna love ‘em now.
Please Remain Calm stands as an anthem for a lost generation. In a time of questions and heartache, Hostage Calm rises to the occasion to capture the story of the youth in a dwindling nation.
[imgfull] [/imgfull] Josh has been staying in the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, rooming with Frankie, and eating good food this week and it’s clearly inspired even more good tunes. Hear Foxtrot, Tegan and Sara, and King Fantastic on the latest episode.
