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Cale Parks’ “To Swift Mars EP” – Album Review

Before I write an album review, I usually spend a few days listening to the tracks, finding the pleasing traits and further understand the band or artist as a single being. A key part of a band’s appeal is their ability to be recognized by listeners, the whole idea of “hey, that sounds like (insert [...]

The Story Changes + Let Go Interview and Album Review

Let me try to explain this as sensitively as I possibly can. You see, when an edgy, pop-rock band from Ohio, and an indie rock trio from Arizona love each other very much, they spend a lot of special time together. And when both bands decide that the time is right, they record a full-length [...]

Farewell’s Run It Up The Flagpole – Album Review

What happens when a band follows up their successful debut album with a more poppy and melodic album in the vein of their first? You get Farewell’s sophomore album, Run it Up The Flagpole.

Terra Terra Terra – Album Review

Let’s play a little game. Open up a new tab on your internet, and head over to your friendly neighborhood Google. Now, type in ‘terra’. Pretty boring, eh? Try ‘terra terra’. Getting there, but still kind of…well, bland.  Now, try ‘Terra Terra Terra’. See the light at the end of the internet?  That’s because you’ve just [...]

Beach House – Devotions CD Review

Angelic harmonies, dreamy drum sequences and tingling triangles create the peaceful ambiance of Beach House’s album, Devotion. When I first heard Beach House, I was a little less than impressed. I was going through a very literal phase in the music I was listening to and saw no place for poetic murmurings sung beautifully over [...]