Some of the most interesting albums in history are those that decided to make a left turn when they could have gone straight ahead. History is littered with these kinds of albums, with bands like Linkin Park, Deftones, and Radiohead experiencing this. It often accompanies a serious change in sound, songwriting, and/or major personnel changes…
Once upon a time, Rare made incredible games for the Nintendo family of systems, including some of the most beloved NES, Super NES, and Nintendo 64 games of all time. You likely know the ones we’re talking about – games like Banjo-Kazooie // Banjo-Tooie, Goldeneye 007, Jet Force Gemini, and the Donkey Kong Country series…
Hundredth made a bold change in sound in 2017 with their record RARE. Phasing away from the melodic hardcore archetype and opting into a more shoegaze, reverb-y approach, this transition was colossal, but it paid off, as the artistic direction made for my album of the year in 2017. The soundscape of RARE and the ensuing Ultrarare/summer of…
As a musician, I imagine reinventing yourself is fucking hard. To be kind, many of Hundredth’s long-time fans (okay, pretty much all of them) were shocked at the band’s full and complete departure from their melodic hardcore past, and their subsequent morphing into a shoegaze-influenced alt-rock band that wouldn’t sound out of place on a…
