Photos: Tove Lo Featuring: Tove Lo & Slayyyter Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO 2/20/23 Photos by: Shannon Shumaker Tove Lo Slayyyter
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drowning, the debut mixtape from 18-year-old alternative/pop artist, Jessie Murph marks the beginning of a promising career from a young artist with a voice that is well beyond her years. Carried by moody, simplistic beats, acoustic guitar, powerfully vulnerable lyrics and an iconic, soulful, gritty rasp, drowning is comprised of eleven tracks that will pull at your heartstrings and make you really feel something. Kicking off with the intimate, stunning opener, “Always Been You”, Jessie Murph pulls absolutely no punches with drowning. The gorgeous love song quickly establishes her dynamic vocal range in soulful lows and soaring highs as well…
Seventeen years since their formation and with four full-length albums under their belts, Pierce The Veil easily broken into the mainstream and are armed with a devoted fanbase who has been following them for nearly two decades. Because of this, they have the chance to really experiment with their sound, and that’s exactly what they’re doing with their fifth full-length album, The Jaws Of Life. And it works. At its core, The Jaws Of Life contains everything that a classic Pierce The Veil album has: emotionally vulnerable lyrics, creative songwriting, and songs that are sure to make you want to…
Truth Decay, the new album from English rock band, You Me At Six, feels like a celebration of everything they’ve accomplished in their fifteen year, seven album-spanning career. The genre-bending album finds the band effortlessly flexing their songwriting muscles in songs that range from high energy pop-punk to grungy punk, post-hardcore and even 80’s arena rock and emo rap. Throughout the thirteen dynamic songs on the album, the band proves (to absolutely no one’s surprise) that they’re capable of just about anything. “DEEP CUTS”, the album’s opener, perfectly sets the tone for the songs that follow in energetic, sing-along ready…
If you know anything about Will Wood, then you’re well aware of the fact that he doesn’t half-ass anything. Throughout his career – from his start in 2015 as Will Wood and the Tapeworms with Everything Is a Lot, to completely reinventing himself on 2020’s The Normal Album and his latest dynamic release, “In case I make it,” – he pours his heart and soul into everything he does. It’s the reason why his music has resonated with listeners so consistently over the years, resulting in millions of streams, sold-out tours and an incredibly devoted fanbase. His next, and potentially final album, In Case…
Photos: Blu DeTiger Featuring: Blu DeTiger & Tiffany Day The Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO 11/11/22 Photos by: Shannon Shumaker Blu DeTiger Tiffany Day
What started as a Covid-era passion project of riffs and song ideas sent back and forth between friends has turned into something truly remarkable for the members of L.S. Dunes. Comprised of vocalist Anthony Green (Circa Survive/Saosin/The Sound of Animals Fighting), guitarists Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria) and Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) and Thursday’s Tucker Rule (drums) and Tim Payne (bass), the band certainly has the combined resume to create something spectacular, but it’s not their experience or past accomplishments that makes Past Lives great – it’s their undeniable passion. The eleven songs that make up Past Lives are…
Photos: I Prevail Featuring: I Prevail, Pierce The Veil, Fit For A King & Stand Atlantic The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO 11/4/22 Photos by: Shannon Shumaker I Prevail Pierce The Veil Fit For A King Stand Atlantic
Toronto R&B-pop artist Jesse Gold has tapped into something truly magical with his new EP, If Not Now. Dripping with emotion and swagger, the six-track EP rides the line between nostalgic R&B and dreamy modern pop in a way that is both timeless and fresh. Carried by warm acoustic guitar and a simplistic beat, “Go Mode” is the perfect opener for the EP, which will make you long for warm summer afternoons spent outside. The songs that follow simply build off of these melodic tones, too. “All Over Again”, for instance is carried by playful vocal runs and groovy bass,…
Baku’s Revenge, the new album from Florida-based Magnolia Park, is the epitome of a great modern pop-punk album. Carried by relatable, vulnerable lyrical content, catchy as hell vocal melodies and choruses and larger than life instrumentation, Baku’s Revenge hits hard from start to finish and will have you singing along in no time. In comparison to the band’s Heart Eater EP, which was recorded within the span of a week, Magnolia Park had much more time to work on Baku’s Revenge, and it shows. The result is an album that flows with ease, that’s packed to the brim with massive…