Artist Interview: Closer Discusses ‘Within One Stem’

Music admin March 25, 2021

After speaking with the tri-city post-hardcore band Closer, I felt myself ruminating on the phrase “emotional power,” and the relationship that those words have with Within One Stem, the band’s recently released second LP. The songs on this record emit a kind of intensity, but it’s not like they embody a sheer emotional force.

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Artist Interview: Dollar Signs Discuss ‘Heart of Gold’

Music admin March 16, 2021

“A lot of my songwriting is very therapeutic, so I’m usually going for some kind of catharsis,” Dollar Signs frontperson Erik Button tells Aaron about the group’s record, Hearts of Gold. “But I think with this new record, I’m starting to branch out beyond to what’s after catharsis."

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Op-Ed: Dan McLane, Art, and Why We’re Here

Music admin March 8, 2021

Mourning the death of a close friend or a treasured artist can be a extremely difficult, and it is even harder when the person you lost is both. But a loss that severe can make everything more clear, and can remind you why you are even here.

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Artist Interview: Tigers Jaw

Music admin March 4, 2021

Michelle Bruton talked to Tigers Jaw vocalist Brianna Collins about their new album, I Won’t Care How You Remember Me, the band's rich history of iconic cover art, working with producer Will Yip, and how it feels to be continuing this band 15 years into their career. Read her in-depth profile.

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The Details: Fenne Lily Discusses ‘BREACH’

Music admin March 4, 2021

The Details is our video series in which Molly Mary O’Brien interviews an artist about five special details from a recent musical release. The latest episode features singer-songwriter Fenne Lily, whose 2020 album Breach, her first for Dead Oceans, survived not one but two disastrous data-loss incidents (broken phone, stolen laptop) during the writing process.

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Album Premiere – Kyle Constable – “Going Home”

Music admin March 4, 2021

There’s been an influx of budding songwriters in the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing everyone to stay inside and take a hard look at themselves. One of those burgeoning musicians is Kyle Constable, a first time songwriter out of Hartford, CT who is debuting his first album, 'Going Home'.

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Track Premiere: Fernway – “Mountain Climber”

Music admin March 4, 2021

Buffalo’s Fernway have been churning out catchy alternative, jazz-laden emo for a few years now, and their new single “Mountain Climber” takes their distinct sound to new highs. The track has a bouncy feel as whirling synth lines and 80s guitar riffs weave in and out.

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