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ALBUM REVIEW: Onelinedrawing – Rainbowmachine

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Far was one of the most underrated bands of the 90s, so this is the ghost that will forever haunt the solo work of Jonah Matranga, the band’s former singer.  With Onelinedrawing’s new album RAINBOWMACHINE (Iodine Recordings), it is still hard not to gravitate towards the moments that sound like his old band. Is this fair? No, but life is not fair, and he raised the bar for himself so high with Far that it’s hard to give his other work much of a chance. Let’s try and listen to this objectively. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Truck Violence – The Weathervane is my body

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Canadian Folk-Punks Truck Violence built a great deal of buzz with their 2024 debut, and their sophomore release, The Weathervane is my body (The Flenser),  finds them scaling back some of the backwoods folk that colored their first album and digging deeper into the Noise Rock side of the equation. This brings a more angular dissonance to the songs. The vocals are a mix of moans and howls over the boozy attack of guitar with a precise ugliness to create something beautiful. Some of these moments might not be as overtly metal as a band like Chat Pile, though this album would appeal to the less metal-minded members of their fan base. It is a different shade of the dark corners of an unsettled mind through a more pastoral lens. Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Yellowcard – Mayday Parade – Anberlin – The Wild Ones Live at Arizona’s Financial Theater

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On July 29th, fans eagerly gathered in Phoenix, Arizona’s Financial Theater for Yellowcard’s highly-awaited comeback tour which celebrated 20 years since the release of their freshman album Ocean Avenue. Needless to say, after a long hiatus, the fans expected a night filled with nostalgia, energy, and powerful performances from all the bands that came together in support of this tour.

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