“I made these songs on Band Garage to cure my depression,” echoes Yo Stroud! as the opening line of her new effort, it’ll come to me… In this moment, preceded by a drum break seguing into a mystifying synth run, the listener knows they’re in for a peculiar, unique experience. The St. Louis-based artist has…
When Blackpool’s Boston Manor said they were switching things up on their 2018 sophomore full-length, they clearly were not fucking around. A kingly example of a band taking a massive sophomore leap in terms of songwriting and stylistic maneuvering, Welcome To The Neighbourhood displayed their post-hardcore and alt-rock influences in a way that resonated with…
In 2017, Motionless In White released Graveyard Shift – their fourth full-length overall. The band’s first on Roadrunner Records, the record cemented the band as a popular metalcore favorite – yet it also managed to carry a tremendous amount of crossover appeal to a more mainstream audience. Best of both worlds, basically.
