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Recommended Album: Narrow Head – ‘Moments of Clarity’
The collective alternative energy on the Houston band’s third LP sends their rock even higher without letting go of the heaviness.
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Empty Country – “Pearl”
The new single from the former Cymbals Eat Guitars frontman and co. unfolds through a dark lyrical montage toiled up in prophecy, hallucinations, and the sounds of classic alternative rock.
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Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
If ‘SOUR’ was all misery business, then perhaps “vampire” is Olivia Rodrigo’s way of welcoming us to the looming black parade…
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Ratboys – “The Window”
If there were ever a love story to aspire to, Ratboys have given us a real one to feel, even when you close your eyes.
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Koyo – “Anthem”
The Long Island post-hardcore band shouts out their hometown scene and put an exclamation point on top of it on the latest from their debut LP, ‘Would You Miss It?’
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The Armed feat. Julien Baker – “Sport of Form”
The lead single from ‘Perfect Saviors’ is a departure from the art-core theatrics of what preceded it, yet justifies some arena-scaled palatability.
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Truth Club – “Blue Eternal”
The Raleigh noise-pop rockers tear apart and reconstruct the timeline.
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Recommended Album: Militarie Gun – ‘Life Under The Gun’
On the heels of three excellent extended plays, this is where Militarie Gun hinge upon perfecting their tick-tick-boom formula of heavy punk-pop and chonky riffed jams that accentuate the post-pandemic existential vibe.
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Shady Bug – “favor”
It’s hard to see yourself in the mirror when you’re just living a life for others, and the latest highlight from the St. Louis experimental rockers’ new EP is like drowning in the reflection pool.
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Andrew Leonard – “We Just Want to Be (Let Me Love Pt. 2)’
The NYC disco house siren hits a high, and he won’t be coming down from there until equality isn’t something that’s still being questioned.
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Activity – “Department of Blood”
The second single from the Brooklyn experimental rockers’ sophomore effort buds ambient and beyond the physical from inception in its capillary pulsations.
