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Review: Toupee – Leg Toucher
Toupee Leg Toucher Moniker Records Street: 07.07 Toupee = Siouxsie and the Banshees + X + Lost Sounds Whitney Allen, lead singer of Toupee, vocally embodies all of my favorite female voices of punk at once. On the album’s more mellow moments, in songs like “Leg Toucher” and “Sensei, Swami, Guru,” Allen’s vocals lean toward
Review: Passion Pit – Kindred
Passion Pit = Owl City + Imagine Dragons … read more
Review: The Relationship – Oh Allen 7″
The Relationship = The Beat + Weezer + The Velvet Underground … read more
Local Review: Batty Blue – Ekphrasis
Batty Blue Ekphrasis Self-Released Street: 01.17 Batty Blue = Amelie soundtrack + Laura Marling There’s an oversaturation of folk bands in Provo, but this album is charming and off-beat enough from the typically clean-cut music of Happy Valley to stand alone. It rubs into you nicely— like a good sweater from the D.I. Soft accordion is
Review: Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cambodia = Cambodian Space Project + Dengue Fever … read more
Review: Ancient Ocean – Blood Moon
Ancient Ocean Blood Moon Beyond Beyond is Beyond Street: 06.30 Ancient Ocean = Sigur Rós + Deuter Ancient Ocean’s latest release is a meditative album that takes you on a journey through space and sound. It’s an impressive collection, to say the least. I loved listening to this album in the midst of a spring
Review: Cuushe – Night Lines EP
Cuushe Night Lines EP Cascine Street: 04.07 Cuushe = Supreme Cuts + Populous + oOOoOO Shaking off the murky, noisy and wandering tangles of earlier works and slipping into a suit of dark, rhythmic clarity, Kyoto-native Cuushe presents her four-track EP Night Lines. She keeps with her trippy, experimental foundations, but the addition of faster
Review: Full Scale Riot – Depopulation
Full Scale Riot Depopulation Riot Records Street: 02.08 Full Scale Riot = Bane + Vision of Disorder + Burn Armed with an old school hardcore sound and an arsenal of politically themed lyrics, these NJHC heavyweights tear it up with this torrential EP. Hailing from New Jersey—home to hardcore giants like Vision and Mouthpiece—FSR discernibly
Review: Matt Vanaria – Self-Titled
Matt Vanaria = Goo Goo Dolls + Hinder + Fuel … read more
Review: Sancho – What If
Sancho = The Ataris + Weezer … read more