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New Release / EP Review: Michigander – “It Will Never Be The Same”

All the challenges faced made seeing Michigander this April all the more rewarding. With a re-energized passion for the music, Jason Singer brought a sleepy Sunday crowd absolutely alive that night in Philadelphia. Lovely opening sets were played by both local artist, Matt Fell, and Michiganders spring tour companion, Abby Holiday, Following, Michigander took the stage in a moment of complete excitement. With witty and encouraging stage banter, Jason Singer put on a lively performance.

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Posted On : Published By : Sofia Savino
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New Release: Madisenxoxo – “When I’m Dreaming”

Madisenxoxo has retained that initial vulnerability when it comes to song-writing, but the latter
boast much denser and ornately textured soundscapes. Professionally trained in the Jazz genre,
and debuting with a contemporary sound of bedroom pop in the frenetically innovative vein of
beabadoobee, Clairo and Billie Eilish’s debut studio-release, Don’t Smile at Me, Madisenxoxo
has a cosmos of aural possibilities at her fingertips.

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Posted On : Published By : Cat Joy
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New Release: Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge”

While collapsing an artist with two decades’ worth of music, eight diegetically-unique albums and such a number of production-phases that bringing up how many times the band has broken up and gotten back together is one of the Emo scene’s most cited in-jokes, is arguably an indiscriminate judgement call, I would describe “Hold Me Like a Grudge” as quintessentially Fall Out Boy.

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New Release: Sleep Token – “Chokehold” & “The Summoning”

Despite their differences, both “The Summoning” and “Chokehold” share a common thread of emotional intensity and musical innovation. The soaring vocals and dynamic instrumentation of “The Summoning” complement the haunting atmosphere and introspective lyrics of “Chokehold,” creating a cohesive musical experience that is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Posted On : Published By : Justine Martinez