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Film Review: Guest Artist
Jeff Daniels’ new film, Guest Artist, is an echo of its own protagonist: a mixture of heartfelt brilliance and pretentious neediness. … read more
Cardinality Gives a Look into Everyday Spirituality with Their Debut...
Cardinality may have had loose intentions when they started their debut album, but the end result is a thoughtful look into simple instances of divinity. … read more
Review: Hælos – Full Circle
Hælos = Massive Attack + Portishead + Morcheeba … read more
Review: Holy Fuck – Congrats
Holy Fuck = Tussle + !!! (Chk Chk Chk) + Liquid liquid
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Review: Grey Fiction – On Your Way to Earth and...
Grey Fiction = Arctic Monkeys + Dicey Hollow … read more
Review: Chairlift – Moth
My first introduction to Chairlift was to their single, “I Belong in Your Arms,” off their 2012 release Something. The simplistic message and the catchy chorus was what drew me into Chairlift initially, and the dark, almost 80’s inspired electronics in some tracks held my interest. … read more
Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
Godspeed You! Black Emperor = Iannis Xenakis + SWANS + Steve Reich … read more
Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom
Candlemass = Solstice + Black Sabbath + Solitude Aeturnus … read more
Low Cut Connie @ The State Room with Balto 04.15
Touring rock n’ roll acts Balto and Low Cut Connie came to Salt Lake with rhythmic, upbeat Americana and blues tunes that evoked a neo-classic rock spirit. … read more
Local Review: Your Meteor – Byzantium
Laying back, staring up at the vast night sky and thinking about the mysteries of life—that’s where I find myself every time I put this album on. Music works best when it’s treated like a rollercoaster of emotions, and that’s exactly the kind of ride that Your Meteor have constructed with their latest LP. Syncopated rhythms, interweaving guitar lines, playful melodic vocals—Byzantium is full of it all and much more. … read more