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“Bitcoins & Tesla Shares” swerves into sincerity

On the first glance, “Bitcoins & Tesla Shares” by The Cumberland River Project is a song that absolutely sounds like it should be a joke… and yet, somehow, isn’t. You read the title and expect parody, maybe a yeehaw remix of a Reddit thread. What you get instead is something far more unexpected: a genuinely […]

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WELCOME TO THE FUTURE is chaotic, over-the-top, and endlessly charming

Imagine Billy Idol is cryogenically frozen in a chrome sarcophagus beneath Camden Market sometime around 1987. Then, decades later, he’s thawed out in 2014 by accident during the recording of No Fixed Address, a.k.a. the Nickelback album where they briefly flirted with electronic music and accidentally made a synth-rock soundtrack for the apocalypse and ended

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Hey Man, “Slow Progress” Is Still Progress

Through solid basslines, slinky riffs, and defining beats, this album fully encapsulates the experiences and struggles of one that may be applicable to many. “Slow Progress” consists of twelve tracks, each of which tells a story within a similar path. It embodies the sound of alternative hip-hop, with rap that leaves no detail behind. It

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The duality is the point of Undertow

On February 21st, 2025, Dashed to Shivers, a band that sounds like they were formed when four Romantic poets were cursed to wander the Münsterland countryside until they learned power chords, released Undertow, their second full-length album. It also marks the debut of their new frontman, Sebastian Kavermann, whose voice is less “lead singer” and

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Chandra Comes Out With A New Hardcore and Uplifting Single

First and foremost, the riff is absolutely addicting. The tone is well-defined, and at first glance you would never guess what this song is actually about. “We Want Our Planet Back” by Chandra is the epitome of rock n’ roll, with the intention being uplifting and inspiring once you read between the lines. “Do you

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The Bass-Centered Wonder, “This Ain’t The Day I Die” by Hyporadar

This may be biased, but any song that has a great bassline that’s not overpowered by any other instrument wins by default. Hyporadar achieves just that with “This Ain’t The Day I Die”. With this track that has nothing but a beat and the mighty capabilities of the bass guitar, it somewhat emphasizes each component

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