By way of Chicago and New Jersey, but calling Chapel Hill home, It’s Just Vanity draw on the indie rock influence the town has become so famous for, while keeping the basement scene work ethic they grew up with. Read the full story »
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I don't know about anyone else, but I've found Dillinger are getting stronger and stronger with each release. Here's to hoping the poppy-er side will marry the tech even stronger than before. Kinda like if the previous marriage went through counseling… Treated by Mike Patton… Okay, I'll stop.
I don't think they'll ever beat Calculating Infinity, because its significance goes beyond its general quality as an album, but somehow I feel confident this might be their best since that whole era.
It is odd for me to think that a blog that started as reviewing music with a couple friends, has actually become something with a little web presence, and actual readers. And yet, here I …
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Starkweather are of a diametrical nature. The band has stood on its own for over twenty years, a flagship of the methods in which disparate genres of music can be incorporated creatively into a cohesive …
The first time I saw Japandroids was during the summer of 2009. A hot sweaty night found me impatiently waiting for the Vancouver duo at the El Mocambo, a Toronto staple for independent music. Hot …
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strong streamlined writing with a math edge… they definately still know how to use structure as a deadly force even in 15 seconds
I don't know about anyone else, but I've found Dillinger are getting stronger and stronger with each release. Here's to hoping the poppy-er side will marry the tech even stronger than before. Kinda like if the previous marriage went through counseling… Treated by Mike Patton… Okay, I'll stop.
I don't think they'll ever beat Calculating Infinity, because its significance goes beyond its general quality as an album, but somehow I feel confident this might be their best since that whole era.