Proving rock need not be so serious, New Jersey duo Yawn Mower pay homage to real estate prices and demo days on “Shed is Old.” Two verses of dumb ass observations set to garage rock theatrics that rival the best…
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Surf rock gives way to maudlin dream pop on “Love is Overrated,” the latest single from New Jersey quartet Lunch Ladies. Ushering in yet another lonely summer night, vocalist Cynthia Rittenbach voices waves of false content on “Love is Overrated,”…
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Groove to the pessimistic power pop of “I Wanna Take You Home” from New Jersey trio Wild Americans. The lead single from the band’s forthcoming debut EP, Lighten Up, “I Wanna Take You Home” is a jangling ode to unrequited…
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New Jersey punk rockers Eastern Anchors and Zero for Conduct have teamed up to release a split 7″ single, due for release on 12 August. Clocking in at under seven minutes, the split is a mix of frenetic pop-punk courtesy…
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Not content with just one album, New Jersey’s Vows released two albums this week, 0 and the self-titled vows. While 0 sides more on the folk guitar spectrum, vows trends toward electronic dream pop. Both hint at an inherent darkness…
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Once Couch By Couchwest ends, the music does not stop. Support the bands you’ve discovered this week. Purchase their music and see them live. If you live in the Philadelphia area, two CXCW acts, The Miners and The Naked Sun,…
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The first 2014 release to come my way is Whatever, the debut EP from New Jersey’s The Lies. Not quite metal, not quite punk, Whatever is rather an oozing slurry of blues and garage rock, akin to early Black Rebel…
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My favorite bar is in San Francisco. Tucked in a corner alley and once residing underneath a strip club, Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Cafe in North Beach is a dark and haunted shipwrecked hull of stories, songs and poems. True,…
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