Incorporating new elements such as a string quartet, chilling and natural sound effects, and haunting vocals into their usual blend of post rock, Caspian have created an album that is always full in sound but somehow never overwhelmingly noisy.
For their second studio album Floral Green, Title Fight stuck to what they do best – doing whatever they very well please. Produced by Will Yip (Citizen, None More Black), the album is pristine yet raw and shows an originality many bands today lack.
With their self-titled EP, Sparks The Rescue have taken everything that was great about their last album – the catchy lyrics, the progressiveness of their sound, that “get up and dance†attitude – and fused it with their old school style to create an unforgettable seven-track compilation sure to get you off your feet with their first independent release since parting ways with Fearless Records.
Fresh from the golden state, Silver Snakes are joining a wave of contemporaries who are putting the rock back into punk rock.
Mixing straight up punk with atmospheric and melodic elements, Sirs have created a combination of sound that is raw and memorable with their self-titled debut.
With a pop punk style and a vintage sound, Forever Came Calling take one step further towards the limelight with this album.
Fang Island’s newly-released Major hovers somewhere between anthemic rock and gentle indie music, never quite defining itself strongly as any particular genre. The result is an album that simply slides over the senses, leaving a vague impression but failing to pack enough power to warrant repeated plays.
When bands decide to strip down, it can mean one of two things. For A Loss For Words it meant grabbing a couple guitars and recording an acoustic EP. Returning To Webster Lake has the band giving their songs a new life and three cover songs a unique twist.
The stunning debut solo EP from Deas Vail frontman Wesley Blaylock is something that both Deas Vail fans and new listeners will be able to embrace with open arms. Blaylock’s familiar angelic voice soars through each of the EP’s five songs.
A symbol of overcoming changes and setbacks, With The Punches’ debut full-length establishes the band as one that will not succumb to the challenges they’re faced with but instead will conquer and grow from them.
