Innovation and invention permeate all walks of life these days, technology ruling our lives like a cold lifeless albatross hanging over our necks. Social networking has somehow made us less social, television has made us numb and even our music, synthesized through moog and distortion, is often found still and lifeless, devoid of flesh and […]
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The very first riff on the album screams Nirvana. Rough around the edges and dense all through the middle. About 15 seconds later NGHBR’s pop sensibilities become much more apparent and in another 120 so does their musicianship. The basic mold of opening track “Bodies” is pop-punk but with a leg closer to Pearl Jam
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Ever since Run DMC and Aerosmith broke the ice in ‘86 with their “Walk This Way” collab there has been an exponentially growing trend of hip-hop producers and MCs teaming up with some of rock n’ roll’s finest, pairing two genres that were born to blend. The era following gave rise to groundbreaking material like
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Talk about uplifting. Some music just makes you want to get up and go, breathe a new air of life and hop, skip and jump through a plush meadow of rainbows and kittens while wearing a clown suit and a tie-dye bandana. In recent history those bands have included the likes of The Polyphonic Spree
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Candy Hearts’ little bursts of alt punk fusion aren’t indulgent or pushed passed due. They’re just four musicians having a good time for short moments at a time, entering a creative universe expanding quicker than the big bang. No song on Ripped Up Jeans & Silly Dreams eclipses the four-minute mark and most tracks are
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