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Brick+Mortar – Bangs: Album Review
With Bangs, the two-man team behind Brick+Mortar has managed to make untraditional music that will still appeal to traditional ears.
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With Bangs, the two-man team behind Brick+Mortar has managed to make untraditional music that will still appeal to traditional ears.
Kevin Devine has a massive announcement today that includes album titles and details for both of his new albums (due out this fall), his upcoming fall tour, and he has released a new song titled “Private First Class.” All of this information, including tour dates, can be found by clicking “Read More.”
On their appropriately titled debut LP, Youth, Citizen unsurprisingly addresses coming-of-age angst – typical fodder for most young, earnest pop punk bands – yet somehow they accomplish it without sounding stale or cliche.
With their third effort J.A.C.K., Forever The Sickest Kids do away with their slew of co-writers and producers, yet the end product, while fun and enjoyable, seems to lack much direction.
The newest release from Captain, We’re Sinking is a collection of desperate, too-close-for-comfort stories that are driven by unexpected instrumental complexities, troubled vocals, and pure punk grit.
In her latest album Wheel, Laura Stevenson contends with the confusing and contradictory cycle that is life. Through artfully-composed folk songs, rife with prose and interwoven with irony, Stevenson captures the mystifying enigmas that plague us all.
Lost in a never-ending cacophony of American-inspired guitar squeals, hammering drum beats, and amped-up vocals, the third release from the Swedish-based Her Bright Skies is an angsty young adult power piece whose volume is fit for an arena but whose calamitous structure and predictable composition should be left in the garage.
A compilation of the best elements that came from the band’s past releases, All Time Low’s new record Don’t Panic will doubtlessly be an immediate hit among both old and new fans, no matter what album made you fall in love with them in the first place.
idobi caught up with singer Joey V. of From Indian Lakes at the New York City stop of their tour with The Dangerous Summer. He told us about life on the road, the difference in music across the coasts, and some exciting things happening for the band in the fall.
Misser, the new project from Transit’s Tim Landers and This Time Next Year’s Brad Wiseman, have been making waves in the world of pop punk with the release of their debut album Every Day I Tell Myself I’m Going To Be A Better Person. We caught up with Landers to talk about the album, how he balances being in two bands, and more.
