Ocean Grove rule. If Sunk Loto did a bunch of meth and realllllly loved Death Grips, they still wouldn’t put out something anywhere near as weird and brilliantly bonkers as The Rhapsody Tapes. Read my entire review of the album for Rolling Stone right here.
“AFI trade in the kind of darkness that isn’t so much dangerous as it is fodder for a bad tattoo” – read my full review of the new AFI album, AFI (The Blood Album) for Rolling Stone right here.
Pro tip: Their OTT ridiculousness is kinda fun
“…write muscly punk-rock songs, add Celtic flourishes (mandolin, bagpipes etc), and make sure you can sing along while shitfaced” – sounds about right.
Read my full review of the new Dropkick Murphys record, 11 Short Stories of Pain and Glory right here at Rolling Stone.
Joe Jonas has a band! They’re called DNCE! Aaaaaaaand they’re not very good! I reviewed their self-titled debut record for Rolling Stone right here.
Spoiler: Their synthy-funk-pop has been done better already this year by The Griswolds on their album High Times For Low Lives. So maybe check that out instead.
I once saw The Naked & Famous play to a late afternoon festival crowd in 2013 that was made up almost entirely of 19-year-olds. I also reviewed their new album, Simple Forms, for Rolling Stone, here.
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