Yesterday, I ran down my favourite albums of the year. Today, I’m going to talk about my favourite songs. Why 35? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ More
35 Songs I Liked in 2014
December 30, 2014
Music Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties, Battle Lines, Caravela, Circa Survive, Closure in Moscow, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Davenport Cabinet, Dikembe, Driver Friendly, Field Mouse, Fireworks, From Indian Lakes, It Looks Sad., K.Flay, Katie Kate, Kimbra, Little Big League, Manchester Orchestra, Mannequin Pussy, Nothing, Owl John, Prawn, Run the Jewels, Somos, Sucré, The Gaslight Anthem, The Hotelier, The Menzingers, The Tea Party, The Twilight Sad, The Winter Passing, Tigers Jaw, U2, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Wye Oak, Zach De La Rocha 2 Comments
Album Review: Closure in Moscow – Pink Lemonade
May 10, 2014
Music, Reviews Closure in Moscow 1 Comment
Closure in Moscow burst onto the post-hardcore scene back in 2008 with The Penance and the Patience, a six-song showcase of highly technical musicianship. However, contrary to the popular style at the time, their furious riffs and blasting drums didn’t come from metalcore, but rather, from psychedelic and progressive rock. Their love for psychedelia became even more apparent on their debut full-length, First Temple, possibly the best Mars Volta album that The Mars Volta never released.
Pink Lemonade sees Closure in Moscow releasing a full-on psychedelic rock album, eschewing almost all traces of post-hardcore from their sound. It would seem like a natural progression for the band, right? Weirdly enough, it feels unnatural, and dare I say, even a little insincere. More
5 Awesome Songs: Vol. 14, “Earthy” Songs
January 14, 2011
5 Awesome Songs, Music Closure in Moscow, dredg, Jimmy Eat World, Thrice, U2 Leave a comment
You know the kind of songs I’m talking about: songs with deep guitars; vaguely bluesy or folksy songs; songs that sound like they were built from the earth. But rather than featuring a list full of Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young songs, here are 5 “earthy” songs by bands that don’t typically dabble in such music. More
5 Awesome Songs, Vol. 2: Headbangers
July 31, 2010
5 Awesome Songs, Music Brand New, Closure in Moscow, Jimmy Eat World, Metric, Saosin Leave a comment
In this edition, I present to you 5 songs that will get you tapping your feet, nodding your head up and down, and yelling, “Hell, yeah!” It’s time to pump up the volume for some headbangers! More
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