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Double Bind Review & Interview
By: Margot(awfrickadoodle) “EMWAY comes to your city just to raise the insurance rates.”- Stu Benjamin Over the course of this past week, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of listening to Double Bind by Madison, Wisconsin homerun hitters, Excuse Me, Who Are You?. This of course was through the generosity of the band themselves. So while…
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Strelitzia Have Created A Genre Classic with Debut LP, “Winter”
Hailing from the sun-washed deserts of Phoenix, Arizona, Strelitzia emerges from a nearly decade-long slumber with Winter, a fuzzy blend of emo and math rock that carves its own place into the echelons of what I call ‘Southwestern Emo’. And, if I may interject the self in here briefly, there are moments in time when…
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Brave Face – Grievance Process | Album Review
The spring season has been an incredible time for debuts in our scene. Red Sun took the emo scene by storm with their first EP, “best buds 🙂”, and Wisconsin’s Excuse Me, Who Are You? has their first full-length LP releasing on 5/17. Also on 5/17, Columbus’s Brave Face is releasing their triumph of…
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Excuse Me, Who Are You (Talking To)? A Double Bind Discussion
Excuse Me, Who Are You? Is an emo band from Madison, Wisconsin. Their first LP, “Double Bind”, comes out May 17th. I hopped on a call with Kyle and Stu, vocalists and guitarists for the band, to talk about the new release and what else they’ve been up to this year. Check the below EMWAY?…
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Excuse Me, Who Are You?- Double Bind | Album Review
There are some bands that use samples to create a fun little bit of ambiance within their music or to provide a little bit of a vibe switch—and then there are bands who base their entire album around sampling and use it as an integral piece of world building within their work. Excuse Me, Who…
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Stars Hollow’s In the Flower Bed: A Masterclass in Emo Lyricism and Songwriting
Stars Hollow knocks it out of the park with their newest release, In the Flower Bed.
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Soccer. Seasons Move Forward – Album Review
Soccer. came out swinging and put everything on the table with “Seasons Move Forward.” 18 minutes is all it took for them to deliver everything a fan of intense drumming, tasteful screaming, raw bone chilling lyrics, and loud fuckin’ rock music can appreciate. “Hurting” gives me everything I want in an opener. A slow instrumental…
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The Merrier: “I Hope I’m With My Cats When The Flood Comes” LP Review
I love trying new things, I think that when variety is introduced to life you have a higher chance of finding joy—something something and adage about doing the same thing over and over. I think you should take every chance to try something new and never limit the perspectives you try to see. All of…
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tenmonthsummer’s hot new single “For You, When I’m Long Gone”
“On the off chance you remember me, will you smile and say…” tenmonthsummer asks on their new single “For You, When I’m Long Gone.” The lakeshore emo band just released this track on April 10th. Comprised of Nish Ahmed, Luke Smith, Charlie Edwards, Sam Koone and Dawson Schmidt, they’re a band that’s less concerned about…
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Frustration and Ignorance: a Review of Cacophony Kid’s Debut LP “Sludge City”
My first listen of Sludge City was as I was on a 9 hour drive home. Not having heard any releases from Cacophony Kid before, I was unsure of what to expect, but entirely prepared to dive in head first. Within the 9 hour journey I had listened to Sludge City no less than a…
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