Reviews

Wilder In The Heart by E

Butch Walker's latest single release in anticipation of his upcoming album, Stay Gold (out August 26th on Lojinx), is a relentlessly nostalgic, gritty, down to the roots rock track; "Wilder In The Heart" is an honest look back at young love and all that growing up entails.

Don't mistake it as a simple love song though, Walker's penchant for narrative style writing with heavy nostalgia that easily dips from shared memories to vivid and unforgiving ego-centric views gives him an edge on other songwriters that's hard to beat and a production that is so steeped in desire and wanting warmth yet holds onto catchy hooks and memorable slides is hard to find.

As full of realism and unromanticized experience as the album itself, "Wilder In The Heart" and the upcoming Stay Gold is for anyone who appreciates truly great and authentic rock.

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All Of Me by E

The latest single from Colorado duo Big Gigantic is a brilliantly huge piece of swoon-worthy electronic art.

Calculated and steady but bursting with emotion and a palpable sweetness, the entrancing purity of "All Of Me" sets the bar high with soft but prominent beats and luscious melodies that are carefully restrained over verses to make their release at the bridge that much more spectacular and lasting.

Lyrics hardly matter in a production this gorgeous, but Big Gigantic's sound is only further lifted by ROZES alluring vocals and catchy hook and Logic's attention to detail that highlights the beauty and honesty instrinsic in this track and makes it one you have to hear.

Look for Big Gigantic to release Brighter Future August 26th and catch them on tour starting October 18th, then be sure to head to their website to learn more about A Big Gigantic Difference Foundation and how you can help.

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A Living Human Girl by E

We love, love, love The Regrettes' "A Living Human Girl" and can't get enough of the newly released video directed by Steve Mertens.

The song and (its matching video) is a feminist anthem for women everywhere (even for those of you still too scared off by the wrongful vilification and radicalization of feminism to adopt that term) with a head-on approach to tired concepts and unapologetic truths.

Says 15 year old frontwoman Lydia Night, "the song’s video is also chock-full of (visual) real talk, exploring the idea of girls as paper dolls to be dressed and judged by others: I feel like people want girls to be molded to their liking".

Their sound is impossibly structured and mature for such a fresh band and it's impossible to make it all the way to "sometimes I'm crazy and sometimes I'm not" without getting completely caught up, so take a look for yourself and fall in love with feminist punk rockers The Regrettes. Look for their debut album to drop in late 2016 or early 2017 and check out all those sites below for more, because we can't talk them up enough.

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That's What I Like by E

Pigeon John's "That's What I Like" is an irresistible slice of Summer pop custom made for hot beach days and impulsive nights.

Upbeat, pressing, and determined to make you move with a beat that won't stop, "That's What I Like" is everything a great dance song is and, without a doubt, this track will stay in that sweet spot of too addictive to let go and too catchy to forget (even when it's been circling your head for hours). You will find yourself humming this later and dancing without music, and that's okay.

Take a listen to Pigeon John's fantastic hip hop/rap/pop fusion, head to those sites, check out his previous single "The Bomb", and look for Pigeon John to release his new album, Good Sinner, on Dine Alone Records September 23rd.

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