Authors: Alex Gilvarry
Local Review: Loud Harp – Asaph
If the majority of popular Christian music is dominated by an annoying “Jesus Is My Boyfriend” take on reality, then the music of Loud Harp comes as a breath of fresh air. … read more
Local Review: Little Barefoot – A Hundred Different People
Little Barefoot = Stars + Colour Revolt … read more
Local Review: Kaleb Hanly – The Years
Kaleb Hanly = Joshua James + The Decemberists + The Lumineers … read more
Local Review: Jay William Henderson – Hymns To My Amnesia
On album opener “Marrow In The Morrow,” Jay William Henderson cries, “You fool, you fucking fool. You’ve created this torturous mess.” This is some sad-bastard music, and I mean that in the best possible way. … read more
Local Review: Great Interstate – Inversion Songs
Great Interstate is what happens when an emo band decides to skip the whole shitty pop-punk Dashboard Confessional thing and tries to be more like Explosions in the Sky. … read more
Local Review: Grass – Naysayer
Grass = Minus the Bear … read more
Local Review: Bat Manors – Literally Weird
Bat Manors are the latest in the growing tradition of indie whisper-core bands from Provo with punny names who manage to transcend their silly titles with some really great songs. … read more
Local Review: Audio Polaroids – Learn To Fall EP
Audio Polaroids = Nickelback + Foo Fighters … read more
Local Review: 100 Mile House – Self-Titled
100 Mile House Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 03.06 100 Mile House = American Football + Minus the Bear On my first listen through this EP, I thought, “I bet these guys like Ameri- can Football and Minus the Bear.” Then I went to their Facebook page and saw that under “influences,” they list those two bands …
Review: Echoes – The Pursuit
Echoes seem like a band poised to ride the success of genre-blending hardcore acts like Deafheaven into potential mainstream success. … read more