Fresh off their pre-release Burn It, FTIsland are back with the title track of their seventh (!) album. This is a band firmly in control of their sound — an established pillar in the industry. To my mind, this confidence makes the perfect excuse to… Read More »Song Review: FTIsland – Serious
Though Dreamcatcher have experimented with various genres, their core rock sound has remained intact across the past seven years. Overall quality may ebb and flow depending on the track, but you pretty much know what you’re in for when you press play on a new… Read More »Song Review: Dreamcatcher – Justice
Driving deeper into a summer that promises to be one of the hottest on record, we thought a video that showcases the aging infrastructure of our capitalist overlords wreaking environmental devastation would be just the thing to make us all feel warmer sweatier and cozier… Read More »Video Premiere: Absorb – “Smog”
Photo from Fever Ltd. Last October, Cleveland alternative rock duo Dogs Run Free released their Weird EP, a collection of songs that were written and recorded between 2022 and 2023. Mixed and mastered by Isaac Hraga, Phil Odom, Corey Coffman, and Will Killingsworth, it comprised… Read More »Video Premiere: Dogs Run Free
When BADVILLAIN made their debut last month, that self-titled track captured me with its symphonic bombast. However, it quickly did a nose dive on my playlist, proving that exciting production can only take you so far when the song itself is mostly just shouty posturing.… Read More »Song Review: BADVILLAIN – Hurricane