Up to this point, I’ve found AB6IX’s (surprisingly large) discography quite workmanlike. Their music is often good, but always on the generic side without much in the way of unique personality or perspective. It doesn’t help that they flit between genres very often, meaning you… Read More »Song Review: AB6IX – Grab Me
While fellow Boys Planet alum ZEROBASEONE opted for a lighter sound, EVNNE debuted with the edgier beats of Trouble. That song didn’t do much for me, though I appreciated its energy. Ugly faces a similar dilemma. Its thumping beat is incredibly addictive, but the composers… Read More »Song Review: EVNNE – Ugly
January has already been stuffed with debuts, but TWS are surely the most hyped of all. They’re Pledis Entertainment’s first new boy group since Seventeen, buoyed by a similar brightness they’re calling “boyhood pop.” Pre-release Oh Mymy: 7s was a promising taste of this sound,… Read More »Song Review: TWS – Plot Twist
Eager to continue the momentum built from their fearsome debut album Festering Grotesqueries, Portland deathgrind quartet Dripping Decay holds nothing back on their vicious six-song EP Ripping Remains EP. Vocalist Eric Stucke, guitarist “Maniac” Neil Smith, bassist Jackson Jordan, and drummer Jason “The Machine” Borton spent the… Read More »Full EP Stream: Dripping Decay – “Ripping Remains”
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. Carpool – “Open Container Blues… Read More »The Alt Weekly Roundup (1/22)