Mothica’s new album might have more conceptual detail than many of its alt-pop contemporaries, but under-delivers in other areas to average out as rather middling.
Tag: indie pop
In this Review Round-Up, Baby Strange and Social Animals deliver a pair of solid—if unremarkable—albums, dented by a disappointment from Onelinedrawing.
Take a look at what we’ve been listening to on The Soundboard Stereo throughout May, ft. Rina Sawayama, Kelly Clarkson, letlive., The Killers, Hot Milk and The Postal Service.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a greater focus on the poppier side of things, with One Armed Joey’s pop-punk hitting above pop-rock from Hey Thanks!, and indie-pop from Jukebox The Ghost.
In balancing the melancholy with an infectious indie-pop palette, Peaness’ debut is incredibly easy to like and worth exploring, simply for how sharp it can be.
Take a look at what we’ve been listening to throughout April, ft. Motion City Soundtrack, Coldplay, The Used, P!nk, Fickle Friends and—for some reason—Cute Is What We Aim For.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s an all-around solid crop of releases as Kublai Khan TX deliver a punishing EP, Walt Disco and Gen And The Degenerates show a lot of promise, and Reminders hit a high mark on their debut album.
Superlove’s debut full-length continues to delve into their eclectic pool of influences, in an alt-rock / hyperpop blend that might be their most succinct example to date, while still needing some work to really finalise what this band wants to be.
The jump to more polished indie-pop puts Fatherson in basically the same position as all who’ve tried it before them, namely with music that’s fairly likable but devoid of the flavour and resonance they once had.
In this Review Round-Up, Bad Omens newest metalcore venture proves less than favourable, alongside exemplary emo from Broken Field Runner, and promising output in pop-punk from downcast and pop from Alfie Neale.