SHINEE’s Onew continues his prolific solo run with his third full album today. This was preceded by pre-release Confidence, a song that was musically impressive but failed to pull me in on a gut level. Title track Animals is a more straightforward synthpop affair, reminiscent… Read More »Song Review: Onew (SHINee) – Animals
Three years after its last gathering beneath the jagged silhouettes of the Tetons, Fire in the Mountains returns—reignited and reimagined. Set against the staggering backdrop of the Red Eagle Campground on the sovereign lands of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, July 25–27, the 2025 edition marks… Read More »Fire in the Mountains 2025: Return, Renewal and Reverence
Salt Lake City quartet, Dwellers, are offering up a video premiere of “Headlines,” a track off their third full-length, Corrupt Translation Machine, which was released last May. The animated video is notable for, among other things, the fact that it was created the old fashioned way—completely… Read More »Video Premiere: Dwellers – “Headlines”
Costa Rican stoner-doom outfit Crypt Monarch first introduced themselves to the world in 2021, using their debut album to tell the story of an undead king brought back from beyond the grave in order to slay his enemies. On their new album, Codex Pestilentia, they’re continuing the story,… Read More »Track Premiere: Crypt Monarch – ‘Terror From Above’
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