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I’m going back to 505…

Well really, 515 is the day of significance, a day I will never forget. At this point in my life, I was committed to playing soccer at Rutgers. I was two weeks away from graduating high school, then a gap year abroad. What could go wrong?

Have you ever heard the sound of a tree snapping in a storm? The quick, crunchy, fragmentation of the bark, followed by silence? Turns out breaking your leg sounds very similar.

The days, weeks, months ... read more

What a great album! This is the apex of Daniel Avery's previous works combined into one full-flowing album. He highlights his ranges from ambient to techno, showing that there are no bounds on his creative ability. My favorite electronic release of this year, I find myself coming back to this album a lot and getting lost in a wide variety of sonic sounds.

From Wall of Sleep to Chaos Energy, the vast range of electronic music is exciting and I can't wait to see how this ... read more

The first Pinback song I ever heard was Good to Sea, during my sophomore year of college. I would listen to that song on repeat. Funnily enough, I was so obsessed with Pinback's first three studio albums that I never listened to this in full. And I have been missing out! The opening track sets the stage for the energy and the familiarity of a Pinback track. The transition from Barnes into Good to Sea adds a whole new element to the song as well. It does fall off a bit towards ... read more

But Pinback never reached the notoriety of the aforementioned bands. I'm not sure why, but I think that makes their music even more special to me. It's ... read more