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It has to be asked: Why hasn’t UML alum Matt York taken off on a national scale in the same way that less compelling singer-songwriters have? (Looking at you, Ed Sheeran.) Utilizing a tried and true formula of working class sensibilities, minimal chords, and a whole lot of heart, the…
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Lowell singer songwriter Renee Lamy has said in interviews that she likes genres of music with the guitars and live drums that self-contained audio workstations have pushed out of the genre she’s setting her roots in — pop. Perhaps fittingly, Lamy’s most recent release, Losing Game, drags those elements back…
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Blenders on Fire – SkyTigers’ Disasterbation To take equal parts punk and thrash, toss it in a blender, light it on fire, and be able to say “Here’s our next release” is one thing. To pour that into a cup, give it to someone, have them drink it, and have them…
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They had released two singles, two music videos, a feature length documentary, and played dozens of shows across New England. Yet even as those actions grew their following, fans of the shoegaze trio Circus Trees sometimes loudly asked, when would we finally see record? Upon listening to an advanced copy…
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The State of the Union is an annual message delivered by the President of the United States to a joint session of congress, generally taking place in January, which amounts to a sales pitch for the upcoming year. It’s by and large a very stuffy and clinical event, with little…
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Lowell natives LFF (fka Landing Feet First) have returned with a beautiful sounding ambient rock record that was well worth the wait. Going years between releases, with the last being the 2014 release “Pier to Pier”, LFF are back in familiar territory with their newest recording titled “Dwelling”. Harkening back…
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Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar stands as one of the most visceral testaments of mental illness and the challenges of womanhood in a male-dominated world literature has ever seen. Many musical releases are also depictions of real-life experiences, but it’s rare that a piece of local music feels less like…
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As crazy as the world we’re currently living in is, somehow it still just wasn’t crazy enough to handle Kid Widow. The supergroup of Ben Farley (PNDB/Ladderlegs), Kevin Conway (Whiskey Duo/Swimmintrunks), and Andy Bechtol (Arlen) hit the Lowell music scene last year and amid a haze of alcohol, fuzzed out…
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Fresh off a year of countless shows and already having released a full length prior, Girl Scout Cookies have returned with arguably their strongest release to date. This time releasing a 6 song EP with smooth production and cohesive songwriting, you can tell this band is not only growing up…
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Progressive rock never truly went away after the 1970s, but like other subgenres of music it evolved and splintered off into more and more styles over time. The type of highly technical and often psychedelic rock music pioneered by the likes of Pink Floyd, Yes, and others, gave way to…
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