Tag: Pop

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Music Review: The Society Islands – ‘The Big Sleep’

December 20, 2014
The Society Islands

The solo project of a Germany-based singer and multi-instrumentalist, Boris Rogowski, The Big Sleep is a dreamy sounding neo-folk, pop, and indie rock fusion marked by mid-song stylistic shifts. Rogowski is the main contributor here (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard, woodwinds, percussions, drums), supported by Moishe Lichtfuss on saxophone, Benedikt Filleboeck on trumpet, and Isabelle Holder… Read More Music Review: The Society Islands – ‘The Big Sleep’

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Music Review: Everlost – ‘The Hardest Thing to Say’ EP

December 20, 2014
Everlost

The late 1990s/early 2000s’ iteration of pop punk comes to mind when listening to Everlost’s EP The Hardest Thing to Say. Released in mid-September, this collection of five radio friendly songs featured the same range and emotions one associates with bands such as Yellowcard, Jimmy Eat World, and Fall Out Boy. Jared Kay’s voice, while… Read More Music Review: Everlost – ‘The Hardest Thing to Say’ EP

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Music Review: Nehedar – ‘The Warming House’

December 20, 2014
Nehedar

Perhaps it comes as no surprise that an artist from New York City cannot be contained within one genre, just like the Big Apple can’t be described in one word. A bit of folk, a bit of pop, a big of rock, a bit of punk, a bit of Americana, and a bit of electropop… Read More Music Review: Nehedar – ‘The Warming House’

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Music Review: Michael Leonard Witham – ‘A Scandal in the Violets’

December 20, 2014
Michael Leonard Witham

It comes as little surprise that someone from Arkansas would write and produce an all-Americana imbibed album. But it might come as a surprise that he started his musical career when he found a string-less guitar in 2010 while dumpster diving. Michael Leonard Witham’s debut album, A Scandal in the Violets, to be officially released… Read More Music Review: Michael Leonard Witham – ‘A Scandal in the Violets’

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Music Review: The Slang – ‘The Slang’ EP

September 26, 2014
The Slang

Merriam-Webster defines slang as “words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people”, and “an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech”. While this alternative… Read More Music Review: The Slang – ‘The Slang’ EP

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Music Review: Leonino – ‘Naked Tunes’

September 16, 2014

Also known as Jorge González, Leonino is preparing to release on 15 September a new album titled Naked Tunes. Hailing from Chile, Leonino has been in the music industry for quite some time, and puts together his experience and love for music to bring to audiences a taste of the world as he sees it.… Read More Music Review: Leonino – ‘Naked Tunes’