Arath Gonzalez = Yung Lean + Mc Chris + Slug … read more
Local Review: Arath Gonzalez – 0303000
Arath Gonzalez = Yung Lean + Mc Chris + Slug … read more
Antonio Dudley = Kirk Franklin + Donnie McClurkin … read more
Pen Pal is filled with acoustic guitar, whistling and some nice atmospheric rain effects, which come across as charming. … read more
Atomica exists in a form of punk rock that’s not easy to classify, but it’s fun. … read more
Atheist = Blue Scholars + Mac Lethal … read more
Before I go any further, let it be known that I am in no way the world’s foremost expert on noise/power electronics/industrial. Quite the opposite, in fact. However, good music (noise?) is good music, and I like what I like … and I like this release from AODL. … read more
Immediately opening with the aggressive “Bridge Burner,” which uses the imagery of a burning bridge to announce secession from a certain corrupt nation, Bridges is a five-song anthem against political hypocrisy and our national apathy. … read more
This type of Midwestern math-pop made by and for music eggheads often goes unexplored by musicians shoehorned into bands who don’t have the same penchant for shredding in some perversely weird time signature or really appreciate near–blast beat double kick drum or two-handed tapping in a pop format. … read more
“Artsy” is in the eye or—in this case—ear of the beholder. Usually, “art” in conjunction with rock music makes one think of turgid, overblown prog rock, but Andrew Maguire’s Art Project have a punkish garage band energy that’s infectious, awkward and fun—full of “art school confidential” type self-referentiality and fake gossip. … read more
The inside cover of this album says, “With my sincerest heart, I am so sorry for who I was.” The music that follows is apologetic and cathartic, yet full of yearning. “Junius” combines upbeat vocal harmonies and emotional bursts of guitar with the lyrics “I never thought I would die right next to you.” … read more
Atomic 45 = System of a Down + Rise Against + Anthrax … read more
Andy Vigilante = Bo Burnham + Astronautalis … read more