Sport Talk
[imgfull] [/imgfull] It’s time for sport talk. From the San Francisco Giants to the New York Knicks, Josh is sharing his ~feels~ on some recent and upcoming cames. Plus, The So So Glos, Milkman, and Youngblood Hawke.
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[imgfull] [/imgfull] It’s time for sport talk. From the San Francisco Giants to the New York Knicks, Josh is sharing his ~feels~ on some recent and upcoming cames. Plus, The So So Glos, Milkman, and Youngblood Hawke.
Hailing from Newport News, VA, Holly Would… are a breakout pop rock band with a southern rock flair that’s way too easy to fall for. Just a few months after signing with One Day Savior Recordings, the band have debuted a full-length album that establishes them as a versatile group of musicians that can write a song for just about anybody.
[imgfull] [/imgfull] What restaurants do you need to check out in DC? Josh tells you this week between songs from The So So Glos, Freelance Whales, and Tegan and Sara.
For fans of the Pompano-based emo act Further Seems Forever, the wait is finally over! The 11-track Penny Black is a mature conglomerate of upbeat, heartwarming, and sometimes dark songs.
Colourmeinkindness is a force to be reckoned with. Working with producer Sam Pura (The Story So Far, The Limousines), Basement have given it their all in what will be their last effort before going on hiatus.
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.
