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Xiu Xiu – Angel Guts: Red Classroom

written by: Max Green on January 31, 2014

On Angel Guts: Red Classroom, a full-length release that falls somewhere in the double digits of their discography, progressive art-rockers Xiu Xiu boldly shy away from convention. If one is at all familiar with the band’s repertoire, “convention” probably doesn’t paint an accurate enough picture of Xiu Xiu’s esoteric, angst-ridden industrial-electronica. Yet this release pushes Xiu Xiu’s […]

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Wax Fang – The Astronaut

written by: Max Green on January 25, 2014

Few bands seem to muster the confidence required to write blatant concept records. Wax Fang, coming off a year of well-received single releases and some national attention via inclusion on the soundtrack of a major network television show, is a candidate for cultivating the necessary tenacity. The Astronaut, a three-movement “space-rock opera,” is certainly representative of […]

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Grass Is Green – Vacation Vinny

written by: Max Green on January 16, 2014

Though word of the current “emo-revival” has slowly clawed its way from the indie underground almost all the way to the top of the mainstream grapevine, it could be said that the real, honest comeback is being synthesized in the form of experimental and noise rock. Records like Grass Is Green’s Vacation Vinny are solid […]

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Sianvar – Sianvar EP

written by: Max Green on January 10, 2014

Usually, receiving word of a new supergroup carries with it the expectation that the nascent collaboration will blend the talents of each of its members. With the release of Sianvar’s self-titled EP, listeners are given a 5-song trek into disappointingly familiar territory. But if you ignore the high expectations set for a so-called  supergroup, the […]

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Synkro – Lost Here EP

written by: Max Green on December 30, 2013

Lost Here, Synkro’s third release on Apollo Records,reconciles the cryptic nature of its title with waves of moody electronica that ebb and flow through a sentimental hyperspace, enveloping the listener in a state of lucid dream-like static that tosses and turns with the mood of this latest EP. Recruiting the smooth, rounded vocal stylings of Robert […]

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