Famous Relatives Electric Signals Tush Records Street: 05.31 Famous Relatives = Phoenix + Foster the People + MGMT The combination of indie pop and electronically made beats gives Electric Signals that late-summer-afternoon-concert feel. The relaxing, synthesized vocals and blended mix of sounds in tracks like “Painted Picture” and “Sidewalks” remind me a lot of
Local Review: Eli Whitney – We’ve Got Questions If You’ve Got Answers
Surprisingly dynamic, blending hard rock with a Lostprophets-esque post-hardcore sound, Eli Whitney’s debut album rocks. … read more
Local Review: Exoboy – Badly Coded Boy
Experimental is the first word that came to my mind when I listened to this. It sounded like something made purely on Ableton with scattered samples and perhaps a small MIDI controller. … read more
Local Review: Excrementum Luciferi – Nos Inducas Tuum
One-man act Voltov opens Excrementum Luciferi’s debut with “Defecration (Intro),” which employs a heavily distorted, oscillating L–R speech sample for this bile-pile, raw black metal affair. … read more
Local Review: False Witness – Helplessly Alive
Opening with the engaging instrumental “Silhouettes of the Damned,” driven by double bass drums and a blues-themed guitar solo, the mood is set when vocalist Mckae Nielsen lets out his screams. … read more
Local Review: Echodog – Mine
Echodog reeks with potential. With a short five-track album, these locals know how to play. Each track is rock-oriented, with the exception of “Mine,” which feels more along the lines of acoustic, alternative coffee-shop rock—not that that’s a bad thing. … read more
Local Review: Dwellers – Pagan Fruit
Producing more of their psych-tinged “gut rock,” Dwellers have doubled down on the space rock sound that they experimented with on Good Morning Harakiri. The resulting album is unbelievably laid back, sounding a lot like mid-’90s stoner rock but without the angst-driven intensity. … read more
Local Review: Dustbloom – Keeping the Black Dog at Bay
Dustbloom = The Dillinger Escape Plan + Meshuggah … read more
Local Review: Farewell, Nick Wan – Dainty
Farewell, Nick Wan = Anamanaguchi + Ratatat … read more
Local Review: DulceSky – Awake And Arise
DulceSky = Dead Can Dance / Nine Inch Nails … read more
Local Review: Deathblow – The Other Side of Darkness
Deathblow = Kreator + Destruction + Sodom
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Local Review: DiseNgaged – Mass Grave
DiseNgaged = Autopsy + Overkill … read more
