Posted by Alec McKay on December 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax I think what makes this such a remarkable record and certainly one of the year’s best and brightest is the fact that its ensemble is so acrobatic; you can’t help but see the players physically (or arduously) shifting themselves between instruments or disciplines, multitasking to achieve what you so seamlessly hear… Their efforts [...]
Posted by Vuk Varicak on December 23, 2011 · 2 Comments
Follow @hearwax Not to say that it ever stopped being good, but it seems to me like the past few years have seen a considerable surge in the quality of screamo. A lot of the bands grouped with the “second wave” of screamo either broke up and moved on to other projects, or slowed down [...]
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Posted by Logan Broger on December 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax We haven’t been shy about our love for Giraffes? Giraffes! in the past; the duo’s previous releases (2005′s SUPERBASS!!!! and 2007′s More Skin With Milk-Mouth) are both ambitious pieces of instrumental math rock that, while not polished, were raw in their display of competent composition and technical skill. More Skin‘s highlight was the epically climactic “When [...]
Posted by Logan Broger on December 18, 2011 · 2 Comments
Follow @hearwax 2009′s self-titled record from the Tosin Abasi-controlled Animals as Leaders was a favourite among some of the Hearwax staff; all fans of his previous metalcore outfit Reflux were not only happy with the record, but stunned by its balance of technical precision and songwriting prowess. With assistance from Periphery‘s Bulb aka Misha Mansoor, Tosin [...]
Posted by Gabriel Nylund on November 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
Follow @hearwax The nature of the Ahab-like quest for a personally infamous white whale is a curious thing to study. It has evolved into a literary trope whose existence and specificity has been transformed into a cliché. Furthermore, it’s hardly complimentary to the person that ascribes this term to themselves. It’s also particularly concerning, for [...]
Posted by Kyle Pombiere on October 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax I understand the half-and-half policy behind Coldplay where half of the listeners strongly dislike their brand of music and the other half are die-hard fans. I fall closer to the latter category but before you can say ‘storm of controversy’, my goal is to explain why I like Mylo Xyloto, their fifth [...]
Posted by Kyle Pombiere on October 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax This week has been a nightmare… At least the past two days have. I had a tooth pulled out yesterday– a big tooth– and that is really quite painful. I would not recommend it. As such I’ve been asked to reduce my diet to mushy, bland foods and water. I’m also not allowed [...]
Posted by Julian Papas on October 8, 2011 · 2 Comments
Follow @hearwax 50/50, the latest movie from director Jonathan Levine (All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Wackness) is a film about friendship, family and cancer. Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s personal experience, the film follows Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he deals with having cancer and the support that comes along with it. [...]
Posted by Joe Criger on October 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax Okay. Look at that title. You know why you’re here, I know why I’m here. This movie’s been getting a gigantic media push over the last three months, trying to make it seem like a big, blockbuster movie on par with your Transformers or your new Marvel cinematic continuity. And now, for some unfathomable [...]
Posted by Kyle Pombiere on October 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Follow @hearwax Andrew McMahon is the lead singer for Jack’s Mannequin and his voice never changes. Neither do his songs. Way more than half a decade ago I spent my days and nights in a basement listening to very few bands, all of whom I still listen to. Metric was one (early on); so [...]
