GULLY BOYS "PHONY" ALBUM PREMIERE
“Phony” is five fantastic tracks of passionate vocals on the cusp of ripping your heart out, balanced perfectly by restrained distortion threatening to break loose at any moment.
Read MoreBDAMAN "I, BDAMAN" ALBUM REVIEW
If I were to describe the sound of “I, BDaMan” with one word, it would be “classic.” The Minneapolis emcee who is also one half of the duo S.O.S. (Speed of Sound) released this solo project on November 30th. BDaMan stays true to the classic feel of the essence of Hip-Hop while dipping his toes outside of the conventional ways of the genre.
Read MoreVIAL "GROW UP" ALBUM REVIEW
Bittersweet lyrics hidden in distorted guitar hooks and crashing drums, Vial’s “Grow Up” will having you singing along to their emotional venting for just under twenty straight minutes. Toxic exes, perpetually negative and overly dependent friends, and Mercury in retrograde; “Grow Up” deals with gloomier side of adulthood.
Read MoreAHEM "TRY AGAIN" ALBUM REVIEW
Evoking the endless energy of a childhood sugar buzz, each fuzzy-alt-pop track of “Try Again” is like listening to flickering memories of my younger carefree self, running full speed and out of control through sunlit days.
Read MoreMIC DOS "CONCRETE TREES" PREVIEW
With a heavy serving of East Coast vibes blended with silky Latino instrumentation, Mic Dos packs plenty of content in the twenty two minute run time that makes up his newest release “Concrete Trees.” The New York native turned to a nomadic emcee that has also resided in Georgia and Illinois, but settled in Minneapolis and brought his charismatic flow and tight bars with him.
Read MoreNATL PARK SRVC "PSYCHIC FRIENDS FAIR" AND "THE FUTURE IS NOW" ALBUM REVIEWS
It’s 2019 and NATL PARK SRVC has been incredibly busy putting out three fantastic EPs: “Oliver” (March), “Psychic Friends Fair” (August), and “The Future is Now” (November). Both “Psychic Friends Fair” and “The Future is Now” are impossibly hooky EPs, with riffs that will grab your attention and have vocal lines that will have you humming a week later.
Read MoreCHASE VIBE "LOVE, AGAIN." ALBUM REVIEW
Cycling through intimate introspective moments to fun and invigorating tracks, “Love, Again” shares pieces of Chase Vibes’ life and the steps he took to get where he is today. On the ten tracks spanning nearly 40 minutes, the Northside emcee brings together a multitude of features from five artists that help compliment Chase’ story throughout the Album. “Love, Again” is wrapped in good vibes and love.
LUNCH DUCHESS "CRYING FOR FUN" ALBUM REVIEW
Catchy hooks, clever phrasing, and complex emotions; Lunch Duchess’ album “Crying for Fun,” released in August, provides a melodramatically fun listen no matter what your mood. “Crying for Fun” contains super catchy vocal performances from Katharine Seggerman, especially on the back-to-back tracks of “Ride or Die” and “Better.”
Read MoreWalrus the Human "Andretti" review
Beautifully flawed and a party in every track; Walrus the Human’s project “Andretti” gives high energy, in-your-face instrumentals that are married with even higher energy and animated vocal performances from the B&E- based artist. Walrus the Human shows his vocal range in “Andretti” with not only having intense, fast-paced flows and stacked rhyme schemes, he also shows off his skills in harmonizing and singing deranged, but creamy bridges, choruses, and backing tracks throughout the album.
Read MoreTHE VON TRAMPS "SUN'S OUT, STRUNG OUT" EARLY ALBUM RELEASE
Bouncing between pop-punk, ska, and even a bit of reggae, “Sun’s Out, Strung Out!” is full of surf rock guitars, gang vocals, and big choruses, making it a perfect summer EP to take to the lake, blast in your car with the windows down, or to sound track your grill out by the pool. “Sun’s Out, Strung Out!” is a concept album about summer and the life cycle of a relationship, going from the nerve wracking moment of asking someone out to looking back and wondering what went wrong and who’s to blame.
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