Tag: Electro-Pop

Album Review: Mouth Sounds – Sing or Swim EP

Album Review: Mouth Sounds – Sing or Swim EP

March 13, 2017

Charlotte’s Daniel Howie is no stranger to the music industry. Howie spent the early 2010’s garnering some buzz with indie-rock outfit Sugar Glyder by performing at SXSW as well as sharing the stage with acts like Silversun Pickups, Neon Trees, and Manchester Orchestra. Since the band broke up in 2012, Howie has traded in the indie-rock...

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New Discovery: PLGRMS

New Discovery: PLGRMS

January 12, 2017

As my musical horizons broaden, I find myself listening to more and more music that I probably wouldn’t have listened to before starting UBL. Thinking back, I wonder how I didn’t get bored with my music as there wasn’t much variety. Thankfully, my tastes have grown allowing me to enjoy a plethora of...

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Album Review: Dream Chief – Movement EP

Album Review: Dream Chief – Movement EP

November 26, 2015

In my struggle to keep things coming out on the regular, I managed to miss a promised review from an interview I did with electro-pop duo, Dream Chief, from all the way back in September. Looking to right that wrong, I went back and gave the Movement EP a listen. It only...

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Album Review: Strange Talk – Cast Away

Album Review: Strange Talk – Cast Away

June 13, 2014

Australian quartet, Strange Talk, finally released their debut album Cast Away. The group contains a talented  dance producer with a DJ background, a classically trained violinist, and two experienced funk/soul musicians. Strange Talk scored a Billboard Uncharted hit with their single, “Climbing Walls” last year. Inspiration for this album was drawn from M83, Phoenix,...

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Album Review: Parade of Lights – Golden EP

Album Review: Parade of Lights – Golden EP

March 7, 2014

Los Angeles based Parade of Lights began creating music in 2011 and playing shows in the few states surrounding California. Core members Ryan Daly and Anthony Improgo have been creating music together since 2006; however, due to demanding schedules they ended up taking a break. After reuniting and creating Parade of Lights, the...

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Album Review: Phantogram – Voices

Album Review: Phantogram – Voices

February 19, 2014

Phantogram‘s Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter famously dubbed their dream-pop/hip-hop fusion “street beat,” which makes it hard to believe that they record their music in a barn in upstate, rural New York. After their first LP, Eyelid Movies, they dodged the sophomore slump bullet with their major label debut, ...

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Album Review: Hollow & Akimbo – Hollow & Akimbo

Album Review: Hollow & Akimbo – Hollow & Akimbo

February 16, 2014

Ann Arbor based duo Hollow & Akimbo‘s self-titled album is mindfully crafted in a way that requires multiples listens to hear every intricate texture layered perfectly over the album’s 10 tracks. Childhood friends Jonathan Visger and Brian Konicek have worked together before as part of the band Mason Proper...

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Concert Review: Hellogoodbye, Metric, and Paramore

Concert Review: Hellogoodbye, Metric, and Paramore

December 8, 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013: The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan

It had been a while since I had listened to Hellogoodbye. So long, in fact, that I hadn’t even checked out the album they released back in 2010, Would It Kill You. Happy to report that they’ve only gotten better.  Lead singer, Forrest...

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