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Made by These Moments
The Red Clay Strays
Made by These Moments puts The Red Clay Strays' powerful singing inside a fuller southern-rock sound. The guitars can be busy and loud, but Brandon Coleman's voice rarely lose…
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What If
Dixie Dregs
What If gives Dixie Dregs' instrumental music a clear sense of fun. Heavy guitar lines, fast jazz-rock passages, country rhythms and delicate acoustic playing all fit into the…
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The Bones of a Dying World
If These Trees Could Talk
The Bones of a Dying World makes a strong case for the simple pleasure of layered guitars. If These Trees Could Talk build their instrumental songs around bright melodies, a s…
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In Due Time
Submersed
In Due Time gives Submersed a strong introduction through expressive singing and guitar parts that do more than support the choruses. The music stays close to accessible post-…
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Shrine of New Generation Slaves
Riverside
Riverside put melody and atmosphere ahead of constant heaviness on Shrine of New Generation Slaves. The Polish band's fifth album still has firm guitar riffs and busy instrume…
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Unison Life
Brutus
Unison Life makes a big sound with a small line-up. Brutus use guitar, bass, drums and Stefanie Mannaerts' voice to create songs that can be fierce and fragile within a few se…
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Great Escape
Crippled Black Phoenix
Great Escape builds a large, melancholy world from guitars, keyboards, electronics and contrasting voices. Crippled Black Phoenix often favour a gradual rise in intensity over…
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No Feeling Is Final
Maybeshewill
No Feeling Is Final gives Maybeshewill's return a broad, carefully arranged sound. Guitars still have an important role, but strings, keyboards, brass and electronics help car…
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Shine On Rainy Day
Brent Cobb
Shine on Rainy Day takes its time. Brent Cobb brings country, soul and gentle roots rock together in arrangements that favour a natural feel over a polished surface. His Georg…
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Saosin
Saosin
Saosin's self-titled debut makes technical playing sound immediate. The guitars move around each other, the drums stay busy, and Cove Reber's high voice gives the songs a clea…
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Letting Go
Earshot
Letting Go gives Earshot a convincing sound before it gives them a convincing identity. The guitars are tense and substantial, the band play closely together, and Will Martin'…
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Holy Doom
Demob Happy
Holy Doom makes its point through the relationship between rough guitars and smooth vocal harmonies. Demob Happy keep the bass and drums close to the centre, giving their psyc…
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Pitfalls
Leprous
Leprous make the voice the centre of Pitfalls. Guitars still have a place, but synths, strings and electronic rhythms carry much of the Norwegian band's sixth album. Einar Sol…
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Elegant Gypsy
Al Di Meola
Elegant Gypsy makes Al Di Meola's fast guitar playing part of a wider musical conversation. Rock, jazz and Latin rhythms meet in arrangements that give the keyboards, bass and…
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On Letting Go
Circa Survive
On Letting Go gives Circa Survive's layered rock a clearer melodic focus. The winding guitars and restless rhythms remain, but the songs more often provide a firm route throug…
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Great White Whale
Secret and Whisper
Great White Whale combines melodic post-hardcore with a firmer rock sound. Secret and Whisper build their songs around high singing, clear guitar parts and enough weight to ma…
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Through the Eyes
Flaw
Through the Eyes puts Chris Volz's voice at the centre of Flaw's heavy rock. The guitars supply low, substantial chords, while the singing brings a more personal character to …
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Lightning at the Door
All Them Witches
Lightning at the Door makes a strong impression through the way its songs fit together. All Them Witches move between blues, heavy riffs and open psychedelic passages, with th…
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Two
Earshot
Two makes Earshot's heavy rock clear and accessible. The guitars have weight, the drums give the songs a firm foundation, and Will Martin's voice brings melody into the darker…
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Emergence
Godsticks
Emergence puts the heavier side of Godsticks near the centre. The guitar riffs are substantial, the rhythms are tightly controlled and Darran Charles keeps a recognisable melo…
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Hell Below/Stars Above
Toadies
Hell Below/Stars Above gives Toadies' guitar music a heavier, rougher character. The songs draw from grunge, hard rock and punk, with enough melody to keep the force from beco…
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+4626-COMFORTZONE
Beardfish
Beardfish give +4626-COMFORTZONE a clear shape without removing their usual unpredictability. The Swedish band move between vintage progressive rock, direct songs and heavier …
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Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
King Crimson
Larks' Tongues in Aspic gives King Crimson a sound that can turn from delicate to threatening in a moment. David Cross's violin shares space with Robert Fripp's guitar, while …
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Burnt Sugar
Gouge Away
Burnt Sugar gives Gouge Away's hardcore a wider and more unsettled character. The guitars can be abrasive, but the arrangements also make room for a stronger sense of melody a…
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