A newsletter on punk, emo, hardcore, indie & more
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My 7 favorite new songs across punk, emo, indie & more
Featuring reviews of MJ Lenderman, Atlas Sound, Crowquill, and more.
Happy November! Hope everyone had a fun Halloween, and now it’s time to nurse your Halloween hangover with my 7 favorite songs of the week. As always, the list covers of...
10 songs that should be on your Halloween playlist (and 10 that shouldn’t)
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! My favorite songs of the week post will be coming soon but first I wanted to celebrate the occasion with a list of 10 songs that should be on your Halloween playlist, and 10 songs that should absolutely no...
5 new albums I think are great
Read my reviews of Genital Shame, Dream Unending, and more.
Happy Halloween! This time of year is always great for new music, and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that a lot of great heavy music came out today, just in time for Mischief Ni...
NØ MAN’s ‘Between the Sword and the Neck’ is a devastating hardcore album & you can stream it early
NØ MAN are one of the best active hardcore bands in existence, so I’m excited that their fourth album Between the Sword and the Neck comes out tomorrow (10/30) and I’m even more excited to be bringing you an early stream of it right here. T...
11 “third wave” albums that bridged the gap between second & fourth wave emo
Here’s an alternate look at “third wave emo,” with 11 albums from that era that kept the second wave sensibilities alive and paved the way for the fourth.
Having recently released a book about fourth wave emo, I have spent way too many hou...
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