One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Rainbow (from Rainbow – 2017) Previous Thoughts: “Rainbow is built around the sort of hook that is hard to find in 2017 K-pop — a snowballing refrain that incorporates multiple melody lines… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Rainbow
In the spring of 2024, Colin Marston moved out of Menegroth, the Thousand Caves, the New York recording studio where he’d lived and worked for the past 18 years. During that time, Menegroth — located in the quiet residential neighborhood of Woodhaven, Queens — not… Read More »Exit Interview: Colin Marston on Closing Menegroth the Thousand Caves
In April, after years of playing reunion shows, New Jersey post-hardcore legends Thursday released a new song, their first in […] The post Track Review: Thursday – “White Bikes” appeared first on The Alternative.
In both their solo endeavors and their team work, from20 and Hello Gloom have bounded from strength to strength this year. Their Way Better agency is aptly named, as it’s become the go-to place for high quality Korean dance music. The two traverse genres but… Read More »Song Review: from20 x Hello Gloom – Blue
Brazilian death thrash trio, Claustrofobia, follow up the recent M-Theory re-issue of the their 2022 album Unleeched, with a brand new live video of the title track, recorded while on tour with Sepultura. The video was filmed by Raphael Pinotti and edited by the band’s drummer,… Read More »Video Premiere: Claustrofobia – “Unleeched” (live)