Susan’s 2021 EP, ‘EROS‘, explores five different kinds of love, one in each track — and, perhaps intentionally, she manages to traverse and incorporate nearly as many genres’ elements in …
Read More »Indie Focus: Messgram’s ‘Cheers For The Failures’ delivers an aggressive fusion style with appealing vocals
Messgram‘s last release I heard was Eternal Craving and looking at the band’s releases, I didn’t know that they have been generally quiet since that EP came out in 2016. …
Read More »Indie Focus: All I Have show Korean punk & hardcore isn’t dead on ‘The New Path’
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard All I Have. The band’s last release was a split with End These Days and before that was ‘Busan Beach Blues‘ in …
Read More »Indie Focus: Veteran musicians join to form H A Lot and provide a stellar self-titled debut
If H A Lot is a band you’ve never heard of, then you might miss the pedigree that makes up the band. Gyuhyun, vocal and guitarist, comes from bands like Nevada 51 and Reflex. Junghun, guitarist, is …
Read More »Indie Focus: UZA takes a significant step forward with the sharp ‘Focus’
UZA is an electronic musician who, while prolific, doesn’t have many extended releases. Her singles always show a hint of her broader abilities, but it’s always been a wait for …
Read More »Indie Focus: Day Of Mourning’s ‘This Too Shall Pass’ is sonic overload with specific appeal
Watch Out! Records continue to release albums from very solid bands, and the latest that I came across on Bandcamp was Day Of Mourning. Described as metal and metalcore on …
Read More »Indie Focus: Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio’s ‘The Festival Of Insignificance’ is a glorious paradox
Since their first full length ‘Shut Up And Dance‘ in 2013, Rock ‘N’ Roll Radio have only released singles or short EPs, so their new, relatively long EP, ‘The Festival …
Read More »Indie Focus: Decadent’s holistic approach to their self-titled album pays dividends
Decadent is just one of those bands (or an arts collective, as they prefer to be known as, to include their live-painting aspect during concerts) that seem to exist on …
Read More »Indie Focus: Beautiful Jin finds gold in ‘Closer’ while exploring a new sound
My introduction to Beautiful Jin was on the ‘Winter Dreams‘ compilation album. That’s when I learned that Beautiful Jin was also the vocal and guitarist for 24 Hours. His vocals …
Read More »Indie Focus: Dasutt’s ‘Mak’ will remind listeners of Hyukoh, which shows their promise
From the first song off Dasutt‘s 2017 album ‘Mak‘, I thought I was listening to b-sides from Hyukoh. “Same Day” comes across with that distinct indie rock genre mixing that …
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