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FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT

GHØSTKID

7.6/10
Alternative MetalMetalcore

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT gives GHØSTKID's dark world a more personal centre. Sebastian “Sushi” Biesler uses the familiar rabbit-hole idea to explore isolation and mental strain, but the album works best when the songs make those concerns feel human. The horror setting has a purpose beyond providing...

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Alienation

Three Days Grace

Alternative MetalMetalPost-GrungeRock

Adam Gontier is back with Three Days Grace, and Matt Walst has stayed. This gives Alienation a more interesting premise than a simple reunion. Each...

Treetop Garden

Foureyes

ElectronicIndieLatin

It's wonderful finding an artist with only one monthly listener on Spotify. Not so great for Foureyes, the artist in question, but great because you...

Broken Machine

Nothing But Thieves

Alternative RockIndieRock

Broken Machine gives Nothing But Thieves a strong, restless shape. The guitars can sound heavier and more electronic, the drums take an active role,...

The Sound a Body Makes When It's Still

Hot Mulligan

EmoIndiePunk rockRock

Hot Mulligan's song titles remain a fairly unreliable guide to what is inside. Monica Lewinskibidi is about grief. That probably tells you something...

Why Would I Watch

Hot Mulligan

8.7/10
EmoPop PunkPunk rockRock

Hot Mulligan hide very little behind the absurd song titles on Why Would I Watch. Family damage, illness, grief and discomfort with your own body all receive unusually direct attention. The jokes mostly stay on the track list. Inside the songs, the band makes bright, elaborate pop-punk feel capable of...

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Chin Up!

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