So, K-pop industry… how do you expect me to take a song called “Poongdung” seriously? There’s onomatopoeia and then there’s just silly sound effects. I guess “풍덩” is more of an established sound in Korea and doesn’t translate well internationally. Fortunately, the song’s summery sound… Read More »Song Review: Cignature – Poongdung
Through no fault of their own, Everglow have had a tricky time maintaining a stable fanbase do to infrequent comebacks and wild shifts in sound. Last year’s Slay marked a welcome return, though the song itself felt weighed down by dated tropes. Now, the girls… Read More »Song Review: Everglow – Zombie
Torturers’ Lobby perfectly embody the sage advice that to make your own sound, you need to smash everything you like together, toss it into the musical blender and see what comes out. In the case of this Tampa-based quartet, there’s a lot of thrash metal… Read More »Full Album Stream: Torturers’ Lobby – “Deadened Nerves”
The Alternative Weekly Roundup is a column where our staff plugs a variety of new releases in a concise, streamlined format. Albums, singles, videos, and live sets. Check back each Monday to see what we were jamming the week prior. Tether – “Visions” Tether’s new… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (6/10)
Sara Mae, lead singer of Philadelphia-based band The Noisy, crashed at my apartment in Brooklyn one mid-April Friday with their partner, Alex Bruce. The two had come to town to see The Mops, a band from Brooklyn and Pleasantville, NY, featuring musicians Greg Hunter, Charlotte… Read More »Artist Interview: Sara Mae of The Noisy