If there were a moral to Like Clockwork’s latest album, it would be: break-ups suck. Why? Because Jesse Astin recently suffered a breakup large enough to spawn 15 songs on the topic. Those 15 songs were compiled, and the title “A Cross in the Ground” was stamped on the resulting album. These fifteen songs...
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I’ve tried to think up an intro for this forever, and I can’t do it. So I’m skipping it this time. A Closing Skyline plays hardcore. They scream, a lot. They use double pedal bass thunderously and copiously. They use guitars that blast your mind with their intensity. But these guitarists are special. They...
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#1 Defender’s debut EP “The Lana Lang Effect” is an album that establishes a firm foundation for them to build on. It’s not a particularly spectacular release, but it’s not too shabby either. Their sound is of the melodic emo variety; you know, the kind of band that likes to sound innocent and pretty,...
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Once in a while, you hit a band that you just can’t stand. The swAmpee is pretty close to being one of those. Their song “Andey” is 2 minutes and 41 seconds of bland power-pop. The only good thing about it would be the chorus hook, which I hummed briefly in my mind until...
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If you randomly heard the Letterpress while in a music store, you probably wouldn’t think anything of it. “It’s just another understated indie-rock band,” you might even comment. It’s possible, because until you know what the Letterpress is actually accomplishing, it doesn’t come off as anything brilliant. The Letterpress is a band composed of...
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