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Case Study has us reminiscing with their upcoming single, "Scrunchies"
Genre: Emo, Pop-Punk, Indie Rock. Pop Rock “I’m just left with all your scrunchies, tying up my heart.” When you are in a relationship...
Frankie
May 9, 20232 min read
Beach Clinic makes us melt into our couch with their song, "IF YOU WANT TO"
Genre: Post-punk, Indie Rock, Darkwave “You should stay if you want to.” Fun but a tinge melancholic at the same time, Beach Clinic's...
Frankie
May 4, 20232 min read
General Ed takes us to the beach with their song, "Calypso"
Genre: Surf Rock, Indie Rock “I found a lover and lost myself. Now she’s found someone else.” This surf rock song by Riverside rockers...
Frankie
May 2, 20233 min read
The Offtrax have us dancing and crying at the same time with their song, "Hazardous Bliss"
Genre: Indie Rock, Surf Rock, Garage Rock "Nobody warns you about hazardous bliss." On the surface, you may think "Hazardous Bliss" is...
Frankie
Apr 28, 20232 min read
Laketown has us pondering with his song, "Canada"
Genre: Midwest Emo, Indie Rock "Your sorrys are useless now. Your words mean nothing to me now." As gentle as a child’s music box, the...
Frankie
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Au Revoir Heart has us bopping our heads to their song, "Mellow Stogie"
Genre: Bedroom Pop, Dreampop, Indie Rock "I want MY Cigarettes! I want MY Cigarettes! I want MINE!" Without hesitation, Au Revoir Heart...
Frankie
Apr 21, 20232 min read
The Fazes take us to another world with their song, "JUDAS KISS"
Genre: Post-punk, Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock "In my dream, your heart I hold you're all I see." To end their album,...
Frankie
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Cold Cut comes in hot with their song, "Fire"
Genre: Rock, Psychedelic Rock "Take apart my swollen heart. end it all and set me free." With a melancholy-driven intro guided by the...
Frankie
Apr 14, 20232 min read
Haydel Bruder show dynamic range in their song, "Hau ab! (Taste of Treason)"
Genre: Hardcore, Metal "You brought me up, you tear me down. Families died for me, they said they would die for me." With the mesmerizing...
Frankie
Apr 11, 20232 min read
One Outta Ten gives us existential dread with their song, "Friends/Anyways"
Sometime, somewhere, One Outta Ten wrote the next best country/indie rock ballad. There’s a feeling to it at the beginning that makes me...
Frankie
Apr 7, 20232 min read
Reservoir Valley has us in a valley of tears with their single, "May"
“Right away, Reservoir Valley hits us with a head-bopping intro into their first single, “May”. The guitar riff establishes itself as the...
Frankie
Apr 4, 20232 min read
The Frick Fracks have us stuck to them with their song, "Tether"
The Frick Fracks have come in swinging with their gritty and emotional performance in their song, “Tether” from their newest EP under the...
Frankie
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Case Study takes us back to early 2000s emo with their song, "Vulnerability"
Case Study is making their resurgence into the local music scene than with a nostalgia-packed emo-rock song, "Vulnerability". Upon my...
Frankie
Mar 28, 20232 min read
No Refunds gets us moving with their single, "Dancing with the Dead"
No Refunds is back with their new, energetic single, "Dancing with the Dead", and I have plenty of good things to say about it. I'll...
Frankie
Mar 11, 20232 min read
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