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Misc. Day – Southern Lords

The Texans with a disregard for your feelings go by the name Power Trip. They are able to open up a world of Thrashing hurt with their 2017 release, Nightmare Logic. Behind the bruised delivery and the bloodshed of blitzing instrumentation, Power Trip is… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Southern Lords”

Misc. Day – Slow Moving Prey

Behind the cracked mountains of the dull reds and dark blacks on Still They Pray, the 2016 release from Cough. The Richmond, Virginian band holds the key elements to making an excellent display of rough undercuts that deliver throughout the hour-long journey. Cough is… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Slow Moving Prey”

Misc. Day – In The Family

In a somewhat jaded lens of upbeat dance and distraught heartbroken poetry, Solange’s 2012 release True is a characterization of teenage emotion. She captures through a shadow of the dimly lit passion of the clasping hi-hats, crunching snare hits, and the graceful vocal performance.… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – In The Family”

Misc. Day – Desolate Cloud

From the incredibly weighted and daunting opening as the crush of sound blitzes the listener, Indian comes attacking on all fronts of harsh, almost industrial sound. With their full-length assault From All Purity, it is clear that they have little to no remorse for anyone… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Desolate Cloud”

Misc. Day – Perfect Imperfections

In a mass grave of all the high school drama, the cliques, the frantic ability to fit into a single mold, the Slow Hollows break formation to bring an incredibly deep sophomore release that has weight behind it. Atelophobiais the fear of being not… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Perfect Imperfections”

Misc. Day – Beloved

There has always been this strange fascination to the garage, almost house-rock styling of bands that gravitated toward the 1960’s harmonies and even surf style. It was something that captured in an essence, a separate time period where the beginning stages of punk rock… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Beloved”

Misc. Day – A Real Train Wreck

Amidst the spaced out horns and the sudden vibrancy to make the opening self-titled track for the USELESS EATERS become something physical, there is a level of experimentalism behind the San Francisco group. While staying fairly bare, TEMPORARY MUTILATION is a diverse grouping of… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – A Real Train Wreck”

Misc. Day – Hexed Sense

From the first crashing waves of the feedback and distortion bearing guitar and bass, there is an aura behind Monolord. They accompany with the occult, the destructive, and the strange in a musical triangle that becomes more intriguing and more filled with wonder than… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Hexed Sense”

Misc. Day – Modern Day Shakespeare

Michigan is home to some of the world’s greatest acts, especially Detroit. The Motor City has seen more talent in one city than some entire states, countries, or even continents. With Gavin Christopher Tennille, known more professionally by Quelle Chris, there is this storytelling… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Modern Day Shakespeare”

Misc. Day – Gentle Touch

Bedroom and lo-fi hip-hop and pop have been a favorite ever since discovering some of the heavyweights on different YouTube playlists back in 2014. While lo-fi went through an explosion because of its relaxed, approachable, and do-it-yourself appeal, Jakob Ogawa is an artist that… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Gentle Touch”

Misc. Day – Modern Romance

Somewhere along the way, Philadelphia become the home to many feats in history. Independence Hall, the cracked Liberty Bell, Mannequin Pussy, and the Quakers. The stepping moments in history form together as the backbone of Philadelphia’s tight, and efficient history. In no particular order… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Modern Romance”

Misc. Day – Enduring Pain

Experimentation is always a forefront in what can capture a listener, making them return countlessly to albums year after year. While Waking Nightmare from Amphist has only been released for little over a year, it is a record that has some of those elements… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Enduring Pain”

Misc. Day – Looking Through The Glass

Sometimes being late is the only approach to a solution. This is one of those instances where Mac DeMarco had floated around in a sphere of music recommendations and personal preference, but ultimately got ignored because of the surrounding hype. Intentionally, DeMarco was raised… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Looking Through The Glass”

Misc. Day – Overbearing Lust

It is something your girlfriend will hate and your parents will not understand, it is Pittsburgh’s own Drug Lust with their 2013 release, Dusted 7”.The small, but filling EP contains just about everything that would be needed from a hardcore punk release. The overdriven… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Overbearing Lust”

Misc. Day – Fatal Attraction

It was the name originally that brought Sweet Reaper into the limelight, but the music that made a fair stance with their 2017 release, Street Sweeper. With its wave-heavy punk music, the surfing guitars that coast between the ins-and-outs of California, and the focus… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Fatal Attraction”

Misc. Day – Abstraction

Yazz Ahmed captures in an essence, an abstraction from traditional jazz music. Creating a reliance and relationship on the atmospheric, Ahmed creates intrigue behind her music with a hint of sensory unawareness that has the listener playing a victim in the sound. The spirit… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Abstraction”

Misc. Day – To Fall and Stagger

Music can transport a listener to a million different places in a short amount of time, with the metallic corridors of the deep dungeons, the high flying birds in the sky, or the smoke filled room of a jazz bar. Dreams and Daggers by… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – To Fall and Stagger”

Misc. Day – Young Varg

Black metal and hardcore hip-hop, two entirely different sides of the musical coin. In a strange, almost perfectly twisted manner; the two can combine and create one of the most intriguing, Frankenstein monsters of atmosphere and assault through sound. In a black metal fist… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Young Varg”

Misc. Day – Castle Shadows

Ignorant music is one of those guilty pleasures that holds such a high place in my heart. It is such an ugly side of music that attracts me and is just as gritty as the dirty streets of the city in the late nights.… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Castle Shadows”

Misc. Day – Vanilla Sundae

Punk has been killing it for years in the music industry from the roots, but never before has an influx of righteous artwork and aggressive nature felt so cheerful. The simple, but catchy riffs resemble an anger of Black Flag’s earliest work with a… Continue Reading “Misc. Day – Vanilla Sundae”