Deafheaven’s 2013 sophomore album, Sunbather, redefined the boundaries of what we perceive to be Metal. Metal purists were infuriated with the sacrilegious ‘watering down’ of metal with shimmering Shoegaze sounds and the halcyon instrumental segues that seamlessly string Sunbather’s songs together. However, the majority of listeners welcomed the unique sound, which could easily have…
The world of music is a rapidly evolving, mercurial cluster of confusion that can see new artists and genres of music come and then die just as quickly. In this typhoon of variables and insecurity sits a formidable Detroit rock band that has long defied the volatility of the industry to consistently please their fan…
These past five years have been fruitful for punk rock fans whom appreciate a lo-fi garage and surf sound. Groups like King Tuff, The Orwells, FIDLAR, and a wave of others have found large audiences eager to get rowdy and dance to their millenial interpretation of punk. Two bands that have found themselves at the…
It’s been a half-decade of contemplation and anticipation for HEALTH fans. After 2010’s Disco 2, and hearing virtually nothing (except a 2013 Max Payne video game soundtrack), I wondered whether these L.A.-based experimental noise rockers would soon be filed in the ‘Where Are They Now?’ file. With HEALTH’s creativity and innate non-conformity, it is…