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Album Review: Black On Black – “Firebrand”

by Nathan Cardiff What is that feedback in the distance? The squeal of distortion closing in on us? That creeping sensation shaking your spine with

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Album Review: The Fog – “Darkness USA”

by Nathan Cardiff Somehow, some way, The Fog blend up a sinister mixture of pop, anthem rock, and a tremendous amount of noise into their

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Review: Major Games – “Life” Single

by Nathan Cardiff “Life,” the first single from Major Games’ forthcoming album, gives us all about 25 seconds to prepare for the majestically loud guitars

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Review: Approach – “Approach Presents: SweetKnuckleJunction Season 2 (The Aikido Bray Suite)”

by Nathan Cardiff After last October’s epic Make-Out With Violence, Approach continued to fire on all cylinders playing eclectic shows ranging from SXSW, to JabberJosh’s

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Review: Nicholas St. James – “Honeysuckle” EP

by Nathan Cardiff “An Introductory EP” is what Nicholas St. James has humbly labeled his new record Honeysuckle, but even if it is introductory to

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Review: Attic Wolves – “Volume & Boldness” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Folky five-piece band Attic Wolves can sure as hell write a pop song. Their EP Volume & Boldness is bleeding with emotion

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Album review: Youngest Children – “Midwest Quest”

by Nathan Cardiff What a strange and lovely treat from the Youngest Children EP, Midwest Quest. An eclectic record such as this deserves an eclectic

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Review: The Ovaries-eez – “Snow Daze” EP

by Nathan Cardiff The old-timey folk quality is heavy on Snow Daze, the EP from The Ovaries-eez (you can add me to the list of

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Review: Shy Boys – “Life Is Peachy/Follow The Leader”

by Nathan Cardiff Somehow six months have passed since Shy Boys released their spectacular self-titled album (still on heavy rotation for yours truly) and the

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Review: Spencer Mackenzie Brown – “Part One” EP

by Nathan Cardiff Spencer Brown is a folk mastermind. His wonderful EP Part One is five tracks of stunning musicianship, strong vocals, and stellar lyrics.