Chances are if you have an album about nerdstuff (Read: comics), are from Boston (Well, mostly), and have a name similar to the only beer Mrs. RNRF actually likes then we’re going to be into you. And wouldn’tcha know, The Roland High Life checks all those boxes!
You’d think following an album review, a book review, AND an interview that we’d be done posting about Nashville’s Friendship Commanders for a little bit (Like, until we have to start really formulating our year end lists at least???)… but that’s where you’d be wrong. Because have you heard MASS? [...]
Here’s another example of a debut record where we’ve covered a LOT of what’s come before and with that comes the fear that when it all comes together, the results might sound stale. While that could be the case with many a young outfit, A Cause In Distress is simply [...]
If you were to take everything rolling around in Alex Turner’s head and make one cohesive record out of it then you might have something like Viruette’s Waylaid in Aspic. Formed in Boston in 2022, the trio that makes up this relatively newer outfit has assembled a collection of songs [...]
Lowell’s own Fatigue continues to impress. A veritable sonic chameleon, the Darkwave/Electro hybrid’s lush sound expands far beyond simply just one or two genres especially on latest single “Hush” which sees the local outfit flourishing when faced with a strategic sonic shift.
Whenever we add an anticipated album to our fabled (Get it???) upcoming year preview list, most times without hearing a single note of new music, there’s always this slight bit of trepidation that maybe the band we’ve put our faith in won’t deliver (While some just don’t actually deliver a [...]
