Jake1103

I cannot believe how good this is. This is genuinely insane. Oh my god, hooooooooly shit oh my god

Boston indie rockers Main Era have turned to the dark side, at least for the most part. Their newest project is a 4 track, 30 minute experiment of bedroom-gone-bad, a mix of post-hardcore influences and dreamy slowcore that makes for a pretty intriguing listen. "Erasure", "You Must Be Patient", and "Double Dragon" are 9-10 minutes each, and are each their own unique drifting journey through Main Era's past sounds and current noisy desires. "To Love ... read more

Written, performed, and recorded in the span of three days, self-proclaimed "doom jazz" artists Backengrillen really live up to their self-proclamation with their first release. With members from Refused and another from some jazz rock stuff that I have no knowledge of, you really get the best of both worlds. Abrasive and sludgy and erratic, it's a project that could only have been put together by veterans in their craft in a fit of creative insanity. "A Hate Inferior", ... read more

Really solid 5th wave / indie album that I wouldn't have otherwise known about had it not been for AOTY. I can give it a 75 all day, but realistically, I'm jealous that there's people this talented out there that their first album sounds just as good or even better production-wise than a lot of indie bands. I immediately thought of Anamanaguchi's Anyway during the first track, and to make an album sound on par with a band that's been doing it for over 20 years is nuts. ... read more