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Matthew Boll is ready to strike out on his own. If “Fire and Oceans” isn’t your idea of a stellar debut, we don’t know what is. After years of slogging it out with bands and a (well-deserved) step away from music, Boll decided to return, and did so spectacularly. Expect urgent-but-w...

It’s always a treat when we get to write about a Fredonia band… That little college town is an epicenter for noise – the result of youthful energy and passion coalescing into tangible art. This week’s Album of the Week is another wonderful Fredonia happenstance; shoegazy quartet

Sheer Calm has an ironic name. Actually, is it ironic? Ask anyone but Alanis Morissette. It’s actually the opposite of what they embody, which is Sheer Cacophony… But that doesn’t have as much of a ring to it, eh? We’re digging “Wealth” because its raw, wry, and loud… Using...

TYNT dive deep into romantic paranoia on latest jam, “I CAN SEE EVERYTHING.” A pulsating single that’s meant to get the blood pumping before their upcoming tour of Asia, TYNT pair dark, 80s-influenced hooks with elements of hyperpop and 8-bit music. The result is something catchy but c...

Do you sort of want to feel like you’re adrift underwater in some perpetually floaty stasis? If so, Phantom Handshakes has you covered – their latest offering, “Wisdom,” is an aquatic trip delivered with a shoegaze-y/bedroom-pop feel. Far-off vocals lay atop hazy instrumental...