...In Shallow Seas We Sail by Emery As the follow-up to last year’s 8-song EP, While Broken Hearts Prevail, the latest from Emery can best be summed up as a morality tale, with far-from-subtle warnings about lust, jealousy, immature relationships and the risk of making an idol of one’s ...
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it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright! by mewithoutYou The key to possibly ever appreciating It’s All Crazy! It’s All False! It’s All a Dream! It’s Alright is for you to forget everything you ever thought you may have known about mewithoutYou. The band has seemingly tossed out all traces of Fugazi and Slint, ...
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With Roots Above And Branches Below by The Devil Wears Prada On past records, The Devil Wears Prada seemed to shine when they let their softer side showcase: Plagues was better when the band let the keys breathe, when the quieter counterpart to the aggressive sound was featured and could open up songs. Not a lot ...
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Lost in the Sound of Separation by Underoath I don’t know what Underoath would have to have done to make their latest release a five-star record, but I do know that they definitely didn’t find it. That’s not to say the record isn’t a good one – which it is – but it seems like it’s just another notch ...
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