Tag: grunge

Single Review by William Ruben Helms

 

Cooler is a Buffalo, NY-based indie rock quintet, comprised of Alley Yates (guitar, vocals), Nathan McDorman (guitar, vocals), Nick Sessanna (drums, vocals) and Adam Cwynar (bass) whose sound and aesthetic draws from 90s grunge and early 00s emo and as a result their sound has been compared favorably to the likes of Weezer, Saves the Day and Pity Sex — although as you’ll hear on “Metal Moths,” the latest single off their recently released Phantom Phuzz EP, their sound reminds me quite a bit of Bleeding Rainbow and Silversun Pickups as the members of the Buffalo-based quintet specialize in pairing layers of fuzzy power chords with anthemic hooks, a special attention on harmonized vocals singing incredibly earnest lyrics. Listening to the track brought back memories of making mixtapes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video by William Ruben Helms

New Video: Sub Pop Records Re-Releases the Early (and Lost) Catalog of a Grunge Pioneer

Sub Pop Records re-releases the early and lost catalog of a grunge rock pioneer, TAD with the release of the video for mosh pit worthy “Stumblin’ Man.”

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With its members split between Oakland, CA and Seattle, WA the quintet Happy Diving comprised of Matt Berry (guitar and vocals), Matt Yankovich (guitar), Kevin Prochnow (guitar), Mikey Rivera (bass) and Samuelito Cruz (drums), have […]

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The Queens, NYC-based Panopoulos brothers, Teddy (vocals) and Nick (guitar and vocals) have spent about a decade playing in a number of bands in the city’s underground scene. But almost two years ago, the Panopoulos […]

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Based out of Vancouver, BC, Weed has been a part of that city’s DIY scene for the past decade, recording a few 7 inches that got the band quite a bit of attention. And they […]

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“Waste Away,” is the first single off Brooklyn trio Dead Stars’ forthcoming EP, High Gain, which will be released on June 4th through Uninhabitable Mansions Records, and the track sonically should probably remind you of 90s […]