Balkans – Balkans

written by: Ian Dick Jones on November 17, 2011

Balkans are bursting with energy, but a controlled and harnessed energy that never gets so wild that the band sounds sloppy.

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Minor Characters – Minor Characters

written by: Ian Dick Jones on November 7, 2011

In an era where everybody wants their band to stand out in the blogosphere, Minor Characters have found strength in quality songwriting instead of tricks.

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Birdy Nam Nam – Defiant Order

written by: Ian Dick Jones on October 10, 2011

Defiant Order at the end of the day is a giant wall of bass, drums, anything and everything else being thrown at the listener at once.

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The Go Round’s Ongoing Epic

written by: Ian Dick Jones on October 6, 2011

The Go Round are now a four-piece and their songs couldn’t sound more alive than they do now when compared to just two guys who met on the side of the road both holding guitars.

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Skeletons – People

written by: Ian Dick Jones on September 29, 2011

The songs on People are extremely minimal but they take you somewhere and can leave you feeling suspended in an ethereal place of your own imagination.

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Jenny Hval- Viscera

written by: Ian Dick Jones on September 12, 2011

Viscera is not for the faint of heart. It is for people who want a challenge; it is for people who want to search for meaning and think long after they listen.

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DOM – Family of Love

written by: Ian Dick Jones on September 8, 2011

Using all the negative things a band can be branded these days, DOM have still kept their integrity as songwriters and musicians. The small details are the ones that make Family of Love what it is.

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Pictureplane – Thee Physical

written by: Ian Dick Jones on August 23, 2011

Thee Physical isn’t a concept album, but it is about as close to a musical philosophy or concept that listeners will get in their electronic music the rest of this summer. Lyrically, Thee Physical is a mix between a Philosophy 101 and Human Sexuality 101 courses, while at the same time sounding half tongue-in-cheek and […]

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