Washed Out — Purple Noon (8/7/20)

This rock band out of Florida might be seen as a one-hit wonder for many, after they gained considerable attention in 2006 with the hit single “Face Down.” …

Lynn Gunn fronts this synth-pop-rock band out of Massachusetts. I caught them with their 2014 debut album White Noise. They pushed these massive synth hooks combined with a crunching rock backbone and it made for some huge anthems with songs like “St. Patrick” and “My House.” 2017’s All We…

This is the third full-length from Chicago pop-punk band Knuckle Puck. I’ve been following these guys since their While I Stay Secluded EP in 2014. I found a lot of promise in their music but I always struggled with the brash shouted singing style of lead singer Joe Taylor. It…

This New Jersey indie rock band caught my attention around 2013 after the release of their sophomore album Talon Of The Hawk. Frontman Brian Sella entertained with a quirky vocal delivery and I found a playfulness to the music as a whole. I didn’t get swept up in it the…

AFI’s Davey Havok and Jade Puget appear to be putting more time into their techno-pop side project these days. Beneath the Black Palms marks Blaqk Audio’s second album in the past 18 months while it’s been nearly two years since AFI’s last release with The Missing Man EP. If you’re…

It was around this time one year ago that E^ST released this album’s lead single “TALK DEEP.” I was aware of the South-African born Australian artist but it was with this song that I fully jumped on board. The song’s bouncy bass and stomping rhythm along with the off-your-feet breakdown…

Alanis Morissette’s 1998 album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (SFIJ) is one of the first albums I ever remember listening to as a kid. It was one of my mom’s favourites and because of that I hold quite a bit of nostalgic value in songs like “Front Row,” “Thank U,” and…

This is my second release with this Pennsylvania emo rapper, after discovering him last year with his album Suffer On. Adam McIlwee is the artist that has been behind this project since at least 2013 when he left his former indie rock band Tigers Jaw. This EP is a collaboration…

The UK teen prodigy Declan McKenna gained a good amount of attention in 2015/16 with his debut single “Brazil.” He was 16-years-old at the time and it was pretty clear with his breakout hit that we were looking at a rockstar in the making. His debut album arrived in…