Judy NelsonHailing from the great Midwest, The Sextons have an unfortunate handle on the atmospheric folk genre. They seem to be aiming for the Coldplay market, and in that aspect, they are succeeding. Their songs blend nicely into one large lump, with each...
The Yes Pleases get points for being on the record label with one of the coolest names ever: Elitist Low Brow Records. After a Google search, it became evident that the label is home to other bands with brilliant names such as Dope Smoothie, among...
Francesca Lee’s sound is so reminiscent of ’90s fem rock that it’s as if a transportation has taken place: I’m now 19-years-old, lying on the floor next to the speakers, probably crying over some faceless boyfriend. I can...
I find that Thrice is one of the few bands that people from across all walks of life can generally agree on. Though the band began their recorded career as a mishmash of tech metal leads and screamo-esque leanings, they have explored the larger...
The last time REDEFINE checked in with Let Go, they had released their Bleed Americant-esque album on The Militia Group. Now, they’re back with the Story Changes and a neat little split EP called Analogies. I don’t know what happened...
Seattle-based band The Oregon Donor comes out swinging on their sophomore LP, A Pageant’s End. With the fury of a popular hometown band on the rise, the band took what was interesting about their debut Somethings and ramped it up a notch. Even...
With Setting The Paces, BOAT has written an album that slots into my demographic with an almost startling precision. Did you spend your mid-to-late-twenties in the Pacific Northwest? How about a wannabe Northwest town like Madison, Wisconsin? If you...
The past few years of mellow European albums show the poorly-executed experimental turn that melodic pop has taken. Replacing the simple, guitar-accompanied vocals of bands like Death Cab for Cutie are the synthesized sounds of Phoenix and nameless...