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When Tysk Tysk Task announced the release of their debut album Everybody’s Worried About Us, it emerged as a mark of triumph beyond the usual. Why? They released it during a global pandemic. Certainly, the best kind of art manifests during a real f*ckin’ hard time. TTT crafted an album…
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Artist l.ucas, otherwise known as Lucas DeLisle, rang in the new year by dropping his single “Text n Drive” featuring Jiida on January 3rd. Following this single, l.ucas has been featured on two other songs, “No Cap” by Jiida and “No Crisis” by Timi O. Amongst the many features, side…
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I was already familiar with Allison Rittweger from snapdragon after hearing her solo work as Azer as well as her guest vocal work on Needle Play’s debut album Cruel Spring, so it was no surprise to me that after I played this EP once, I then played it again and…
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I’ve established my opinion on supergroups in previous articles, which is to say they’re generally pretty bad. It’s not always the case, but 9 times out of 10 a supergroup is little more than a bloated, ego-driven foray into mediocrity, and a distraction from better things with an artist/musician’s regular…
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In a short two month span, 2020 has already dosed us with sonic texture like Slow Loris’s latest self titled EP and Disco Volante’s “Reasons To Stay At Home”. This year’s Lowell scene is ramped up with promise, especially upon listen to oldsoul‘s sophomore full length album “You Were Overwhelmed”.…
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Local “juvenescent dreamrock” band Floor Hockey dropped a highly anticipated follow up single to their May 2019 album release Today’s Kids. The latest single, “hideaway” shows the Lowell collective taking on a new approach. While Today’s Kids showcased more lively tracks that get you out of your seat and dancing around, “hideaway”…
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I personally don’t come from a punk rock background. When it seemed everyone else was listening to Against Me! and The Offspring, I sought out 2005-era hipster mainstays like Cursive, and hometown early 2000’s heroes Harris. If those were your influences, you might very much get on well with You…
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The nice thing about Lowell band Knock Over City is that their music has something for everyone…provided that something is filtered through a lens of hard, plodding rock, recklessly oozing decibels. The self-proclaimed “trash rock” group’s sound has run the gamut from glacial sludge metal to raucous fuzz-punk to ear-drum…
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Lowell’s own Al Gentile is renown for his captivating and insightful writing. He’s written marvelous pieces for the likes of medium.com, Boston Hassle and *tosses hair back* The Lowell Spin. Actually, in addition to his contributions, Al has been a monumental influence on my writing since I began submitting reviews…
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Famed drummer Questlove once weighed in with love on the percussion of 90s hip hoppers Pharcyde. “It sounded like a drunk three-year-old programmed [their] kick drum,” he told Red Bull Music Academy in February of last year. Quest said he has applied that observation to his own music and the…
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