by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Jun 16, 2023 | Misc
The year is 2013. I’m working at a charter school in my first real Adult Job™, complete with health insurance and a 401(k). My wife and I are new homeowners, and I am feeling like a real grown-up. In my free periods, I would read reviews and lists and...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Jun 16, 2023 | Album Reviews
The first time I heard Agaetis Byrjun was one of the most consequential listening experiences of my life. The bellows of bowed guitar, patient tempos, orchestral flourishes, and Jonsi’s unmistakable voice created a sonic atmosphere that came from a different...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Jun 13, 2023 | Concert Reviews
Back in 1980 when Robert Smith and Simon Gallup wrote “A Forest,” I’m not sure they ever expected to be playing it for a crowd of tens of thousands of people over forty years later. Even as their post-punk contemporaries like U2 and New Order shifted...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Jun 12, 2023 | Album Reviews
We’re pleased to premiere the new single for “Lock & Key” by Louisville alt-rock duo Feral Vices. “Lock & Key” weaponizes the fuzzy guitars, danceable drum grooves, and catchy vocal hooks of bands like Queens of the Stone Age,...
by Nathaniel Fitzgerald | Jun 8, 2023 | Premieres
We’re pleased to premiere “After the Fall,” the new single from Baltimore alt-rock quartet Bloomr. “After the Fall” juxtaposes tense, staccato verses with an anthemic singalong chorus that finds a balance between the contradictory...
