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From within the Lowell music scene, there are certain genres that – to me – seem awfully distant and far away. Abstract jazz comes to mind always amid a Los Angeles or New York City backdrop. Truly enrapturing dark synth pop is almost unthinkable outside of defining bands like Depeche…
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This Body is All I Have in the World released their debut EP, In the Quiet in late November 2019. They give us six innovatively composed songs that are at times bittersweet, but at times also as bleak as their band name and album title would imply. The band is…
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Slated for a later release, Cassie Pearl‘s self titled EP tumbled it’s way into our eardrums earlier than intended. Cassie Pearl has created a yummy taste of glitchy pop, using relatable lyrical content that puts you in Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, post tunnel ride downstream. Trappy, crushy beats guide you…
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Dozens mourned the end of prominent area band Bystander on Nov. 1. The next day many of those same people rejoiced as the band effectively reformed under a different name and signaled a slight change in direction. Hours after that, Lilac Queen dropped their debut single “Ouch” and introduced a…
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Lowell’s very own Heather Millette just released her first EP which delivers her own version of somber acoustic music with equal elements of rock, pop and indie to round out a memorable first effort. Having been performing around the area through various avenues for a while now, it’s great to…
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I’ll describe it in one sentence; this EP is the soundtrack for your walk towards the heavenly gates. The Stitcher is a 5-song EP consisting of 15 minutes that was released by Gish in October, 2019. The tracks are as follows; “The Stitcher”, “Sif & Sibyl”, “Dreas”, “Tadpole Teeth”, and…
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Almost one month after dropping his single “Disaster”, Zachary Boudrot releases another powerfully moving song, to be featured in his upcoming album, titled “Sorry”. “Sorry” is the type of song that you have to re-play immediately after listening to it for the first time. And then play again after that.…
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The modern trend of marrying scene rock with classic pop has yielded a mixed bag of results. To see that, look no further than Sleeping with Sirens, who coughed up a painfully overproduced pop record in 2017’s Gossip only to come back two years later with this year’s Leave it…
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When you watch a music video, something really subtle, yet fascinating starts to unfold. You’re viewing, you’re listening, you’re recognizing patterns. You’re interpreting the content and all the while, you’re keeping a clock that ticks down to see how much time passes before you’ve “figured it out”; before you get…
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Boston garage glam rockers and occasional Lowell drop’ins The Gala have saturated local indie radio for months since their debut full length album dropped in March. Their latest single, “Gimmie, Gimmie” proves these savey musical psychos have no signs of slowing down. Released at summer’s end, this track is, simply,…
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