by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Oct 31, 2023 | Premieres
Tuned Up is pleased to premiere “Deep Blue,” the new single from emo legends Time Spent Driving! “Deep Blue,” from their upcoming album Estrangers, is a powerful track that both harkens to the late 90s glory days of emo and demonstrates that...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Oct 12, 2023 | Premieres
We are pleased to premiere the new self-titled album from Ohio post-hardcore champions A Tiger Made of Lightning (which, if I may editorialize, is the best band name I’ve heard in a few years). The record is a kick in the teeth filled with mosh-ready riffs,...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Sep 28, 2023 | Premieres
We’re pleased to premiere “Milkman,” the new single from Los Angeles indie band LEWIS. The track rides a jangling acoustic guitar strum with a punchy rhythm section and slinky lead guitar that evokes acts like Heroes-era Bowie, Pavement, and Ben...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Sep 15, 2023 | Album Reviews
Coming up in the punk scene in the early ’00s, there didn’t seem to be much of a divide between genres. Mixed-bill shows were the norm, to the point that it was almost predictable that every local show would have a pop punk band, an emo band, and a metal...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Sep 13, 2023 | Reviews
There is a certain compulsion among many metal fans in subgenre taxonomy. We sit down with our lab coats and microscopes, dissecting and examining the most subtle minutia, drawing lines through guitar tones, drumming styles, and even the pitch of the screamed vocals...
