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By: Lucy Sky – The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this Thursday with an eclectic slate of films. But what usually lies beneath the radar, are the scores within the films. The score is a true compliment to Downrange composer Aldo Shllaku’s creative instinct. The Canadian composer behind the new Ryûhei Kitamura-directed film grew up with musical training … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Formed in 2012 by singer/LGBTQ activist Lynn Gunn, alt-rock trio PVRIS (pronounced “Paris”) blend dreamy electronica with dark, beat-heavy rock, and have returned with their brand new album, All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell, which dropped on August 4th via Rise. In our new interview, lead singer Lynn Gunn discusses the … Continue reading
By: Lucy Sky – “Anxiety caused by feeling too content” is just the first aspect of the double-pronged paradoxical rumination that is Content, the sophomore full-length album by Rochester, NY-based indie quintet, Joywave, which dropped July 28th with a tour supporting Young the Giant and Cold War Kids to follow. The title, Content, sees Joywave apply … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Fresh on the heels of their harmony-rich roots-rock self-titled EP, Johnson Crook is back with the release of their debut full-length record, aptly titled, The Album. Released on August 4th via Coalition Music, the album encapsulates a whirlwind initial two years of live gigs and recording sessions that began almost immediately after the … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Summer 2017 marks the return of Unbuttoned to the independent music scene as they released their sophomore album, Liquid, on August 8th. Unbuttoned has continued to surprise even themselves in their self-exploration. After their 2014 debut album, Planes, the band spent three years developing what would become their forthcoming LP Liquid. The process found Unbuttoned spending weeks … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Hundreds of epic shows, memory lapses, unexplained injuries, one year-long detour with Iggy Pop and multiple Grammy nominations later, Queens Of The Stone Age reemerge from the desert newly scarred and somehow strangely prettier with their seventh album, Villains, out August 25th via Matador. Like the stunning artwork of returning illustrator Boneface, the … Continue reading
By: Alyssa Bardol – Accomplished guitarist Ashlee Juno, who acted as the touring guitarist for Fifth Harmony’s “7/27 Tour”, and now as Camila Cabello’s touring guitarist on Bruno Mars’ ongoing “24K Magic World Tour”, she has a fascinating story to tell. In our new interview, Juno opens up about the feeling when she first picked … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – INVSN’s new album, The Beautiful Stories is a creative construction between five musically seasoned Swedes, notably the duo of frontman Dennis Lyxzén (Refused and (International) Noise Conspiracy) and longtime collaborator Sara Almgren ((International) Noise Conspiracy). Other members of the band contribute solid musical attributes. The propulsive percussion and the literal synesthesia produced from … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved indie rock band Broken Social Scene’s new album, Hug Of Thunder is everything BSS fans love from the Canadian collective and then some, an album overflowing with glorious open chords, multi-voice harmonies, spacious psychedelia-tinted breakdowns, and more. It is a panoramic, expansive album that manages to be both epic and intimate; and like … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Each of the artists behind L.A.-based alt-pop trio Ocean Park Standoff comes from a world all their own. A self-taught producer who built his own studio in the basement as a kid, Pete Nappi constructs deeply inventive productions equally inspired by art rock and underground hip-hop. A longtime DJ known for spinning at high-profile gigs … Continue reading
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