Tag: POP
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V/A – Craufurd Arms: MMXX Vol. 1.
2020 was rough for everyone. Pandemic and constant quarantine spoiled or permanently harmed public spaces, venues, practice rooms and forced many of them to close their doors. These actions caused many artists, and bands to call it quits and seek happiness in other professions. 2021 doesn’t look any brighter, and staff that works in the…
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Dizmation – Sea Area Forecast
Today, I would like to talk about the release that came out on all streaming platforms yesterday. It’s a brand new full-length material by Dizmation, a Dublin, Ireland based musician and visual artist who invested some bright ideas on his most advanced release. Dizmation previously released a single called Still, so Sea Area Forecast represents…
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Buddy Junior – Portal CS (Cherub Dream Records)
Buddy Junior is a San Francisco based shoegaze pop group comprised of Jared LeNar, who works in collaboration with Harvey LeNar. Monika Jang fills in for all the drumming duties, while the group constantly switches the members on synths. The group previously released a debut single-sided debut EP named Marietta, comprised of five ear-appealing tunes.…
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K-STE – Grünblau CD (Hicktown Records)
K-STE is a characteristic German hip-hop quartet that carries a lot of surprises along the way. The group lurks around the scene for quite some time by delivering quality tracks right to the table. Since 2016, K-STE released a self-titled EP recording with three compelling tunes and promoted their latest debut with a couple of…
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Steve Hewitt – Bigger Than Words CD (Engineer Records)
Steve Hewitt is a British singer and songwriter emanating from Kent whose previous works gained a lot of positive critics from admirers of acoustic-oriented music. However, his music carries a lot more than simplified stripped acoustic melodies, and Steve tends to decorate his music with subtle additions of other instruments. His back catalog includes a…
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Varsity – The Basement Takes LP (2015-2016) (Run For Cover Records)
Varsity is a Chicago based indie-pop band comprised of multi-talented musicians who are shifting boundaries of the genre with every following recording. The group has started their euphonious endeavors with a self-released single called Turns Out, which has been accompanied by a B-side number Downtown. Then Varsity has published Thanks For Nothing EP in 2014,…
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Worriers – You Or Someone You Know LP (6131 Records)
Worriers are back on the map with another brilliant recording called You Or Someone You Know that has been in the works for quite a while. After numerous singles and EP’s such as Past Lives, Cruel Optimism, Sinead O’Rebellion, split recording with Kevin Devine called Unplanned Service Changes, and two amazing full-lengths such as Imaginary…
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Fresh – Withdraw LP (Specialist Subject Records)
This is the first time I am experiencing Fresh’s music and somehow I’ve missed this magnificent record when it came out last year, but better late than never. For those who’re newbies to their sound like myself, Fresh is a London based emo band comprised of young and very talented musicians, that has been formed…
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V/A – My World Is Upside Down LP + 7” (PDV Records)
My World Is Upside Down is a soundtrack for a documentary movie directed by Petra Seliškar. The movie has been entirely inspired by songs, poems, work, and life of Frane Milčinski – Ježek, a multidisciplinary artist mainly known for his work as a writer, actor, comedian, and performer. His courage to criticize even the unnoticeable…
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Eric Tеrino – Champagne And Childhood Hunger LP (1365 First Studios)
Eric Terino is a multidisciplinary artist, essentially perceived as a writer and composer, who shapeshifts the boundaries of modern melodic ambient pop music. His brand new album, “Champagne and Childhood Hunger”, is his most advanced. This second full-length contribution to his discography remits enormous servings of emotion, bittersweet melancholy, and rhythmless ambiance crammed with some…
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Turnover – Altogether LP (Run For Cover Records)
Turnover is an indie rock band from Virginia Beach, Virginia that has been around since 2009. So far, they have recorded four excellent albums such as Magnolia, Peripheral Vision, Good Nature, with Altogether being the fourth and the most exceptional addition to their mindblowing discography. Like the rest, Altogether hurls a whole new dimension in…
