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Lowell’s experimental rock darlings Wax On have released the perfect song for your end of summer soundtrack that will keep your feet tapping as you find yourself counting numbers 21 through 23 for days to come. Transplanting from the Rhode Island area a little while back and quickly becoming mainstays…
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Five By Two Records is the gift that keeps on giving. First, they introduced one of Lowell’s most promising young acts — Circus Trees. Then, they reinvigorated the fledgling career of bass phenom Aaron Garcia and his now solo project Pillbook. Now, the tight knit family of collaborating Greater Lowell…
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Described as “Math fusion” and “Jazz core” on their bandcamp page, Needle Play’s Cruel Spring is a brilliant album that fuses elements of jazz and classical music, yet remains true to a metal ethos. Cruel Spring is full of screaming vocals, fast and complex guitar shredding, and drumming that makes…
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Amidst all the myriad local acts that have come to categorize Lowell’s music scene, bubbling just under the surface is a formidable collection of spacey, atmospheric post-rock artists. The success of acts like Circus Trees, Glacier, and Pray For Sound, all of whom have origins in Lowell speaks to this…
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In a national landscape where songs like Panic! at the Disco’s “High Hopes” earn yearlong runs on popularity charts by warping rock roots into superficial pop sounds, Dracut’s You’re Fired dropped one of the best local songs in recent memory. But this is no uplifting pop anthem. No, more like…
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Why is it some of the best music out there is the least publicized? However, isn’t that what makes a gem a true gem? Something hidden. Something rare. Something special. Carissa Myre of Tewksbury’s school shoes has been releasing a song here, a song there, throughout the better part of…
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Analyzing and appreciating the sub-genre of loud emo rock often means focusing on mood and a band’s ability to walk the line of emotionally intense lyrics without venturing too far into the cliché. Catchy guitar riffs and closely miked drums define good emo music from there. Almost an afterthought on…
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Loud, dirty and as aggressive as the summer heat in Massachusetts, the vinyl release of Lowell’s own punk mainstays More Beer Please new split with Boston’s Kermit’s Finger will leave you thirsty for another one. Since their formation all the way back in 2006, MBP as they’ve come to be…
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This past January ignited the process for producing a killer record by Lowell locals, Floor Hockey. With the release of ‘Ice Pick’ and, later, ‘Seeds & Stems’ and ‘Window Shopping’, listeners got an inkling of what to expect from this band. Now that Floor Hockey’s full-length, Today’s Kids is public,…
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The past several years have been busy ones for This Bliss. The Boston-based synth-pop trio (Featuring UMass Lowell alumni Nick Zampiello of New Alliance East Mastering in its ranks) recently signed with Mint 400 Records, received high praise for their 2018 studio debut Forensic Styles, and in the time between…
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