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Flesh Coffin
Lorna Shore
Flesh Coffin gives Lorna Shore's deathcore a clearer melodic and symphonic character. The band continue playing quickly and extremely heavily, but use the additional layers to…
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Confession
Ill Niño
Confession makes Ill Niño's mix of heavy guitar, percussion and melodic singing more accessible. The songs are direct, with Christian Machado giving the choruses a clear centr…
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A Farewell to Kings
Rush
A Farewell to Kings gives Rush room to expand their sound without leaving the force of a rock trio behind. Acoustic guitar, keyboards and a wide range of percussion add colour…
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The Underfall Yard
Big Big Train
The Underfall Yard gives Big Big Train's progressive rock a strong sense of character. Guitars and keyboards share the arrangements with flute, cello and brass, while David Lo…
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For My Crimes
Marissa Nadler
For My Crimes keeps Marissa Nadler's music small and its feelings complicated. Her soft voice sits among acoustic guitar, strings and restrained backing. The songs often conce…
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Lore
Elder
Elder make heavy rock that keeps moving. Lore has five tracks spread across almost an hour, but its appeal lies in the changes inside those songs. Thick riffs lead into lighte…
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Song for Our Daughter
Laura Marling
Song for Our Daughter keeps the music small and the thoughts broad. Laura Marling addresses an imaginary daughter, trying to pass something on about love, loss and finding a p…
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In Droves
Black Map
In Droves puts the bass close to the front of Black Map's sound. Ben Flanagan, guitarist Mark Engles and drummer Chris Robyn build their songs around firm grooves, heavy guita…
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Satan Worshipping Doom
Bongripper
Satan Worshipping Doom needs no voice to give its four long songs a clear shape. Bongripper let heavy guitars, low bass and firm drums determine the movement together. The pac…
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Versus
pg.lost
The electronics on Versus give pg.lost a useful new set of colours. Their guitars still carry the weight of the music, and the drums can push hard, but the synthesizers change…
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Dissolution Wave
Cloakroom
Dissolution Wave gives Cloakroom's large guitar sound a more compact and varied set of songs. The heavy tones remain, but the arrangements are less willing to let a single moo…
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Starspawn
Blood Incantation
Starspawn begins with its biggest challenge. Vitrification of Blood (Pt. 1) lasts more than thirteen minutes and uses that time to reveal many sides of Blood Incantation. The …
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Carolina
Eric Church
Carolina puts a polished country-rock sound around Eric Church's songs about desire, disappointment and ordinary life. The guitars are loud, the rhythms are firm, and his voic…
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Born Too Late
Saint Vitus
Born Too Late shows how much force a simple riff can hold. Saint Vitus plays slowly and roughly, with a guitar sound that continually hums and scrapes. Wino's singing fits tho…
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Ummon
Slift
Ummon turns a three-piece rock sound into something much larger. Slift combine rough guitar tones, active bass and forceful drums with synthesizers and long, repeating passage…
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Faced with Rage
Godsticks
Faced with Rage gives Godsticks' heavy guitar sound a wider emotional range. The riffs remain forceful, but the songs find more space for atmosphere and melody. Darran Charles…
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Ferment
Catherine Wheel
Ferment gives its layers of distorted guitar a firm musical foundation. Rob Dickinson and Brian Futter build a large, blurred sound, but the bass and drums remain active benea…
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Father
KERRY, Arminia
In a touching piano driven ballad, KERRY and Arminia really know how to convey how it feels when your father isn't in the picture and doesn't really care to be either. The lyr…
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Lucy Gray
Envy on the Coast
Lucy Gray gives melodic post-hardcore an active, guitar-led setting. Envy on the Coast bring together energetic playing, piano and a lead voice that can sound passionate witho…
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This Bright and Beautiful World
Greyhaven
Greyhaven make the space between chaos and melody feel productive on This Bright and Beautiful World. Their guitar parts can be restless and abrasive, but the singing often pu…
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In the Throes
John Moreland
In the Throes makes its strongest connection through the relationship between John Moreland's voice and his songs. The arrangements are often spare, leaving a rough, smoky del…
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Stumpwork
Dry Cleaning
Stumpwork takes some of the hurry out of Dry Cleaning without making their music more ordinary. Florence Shaw still sounds as though she is letting her thoughts wander aloud. …
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How to Disappear
Casey
How to Disappear brings Casey back with a more spacious version of their emotional post-hardcore. The Welsh band give melody and cleaner singing more room, allowing the songs …
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Primordial Arcana
Wolves in the Throne Room
Primordial Arcana brings Wolves in the Throne Room's aggressive and atmospheric sides close together. Fast drums and harsh guitars remain the foundations, with keyboards and s…
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