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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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The Swede — And the Swede Buy it at Amazon
Alternative pop-rock with indie rock intentions and gentle harmonies, the Swede is Matthew William Kohnle (yes he’s the Swede). Utilizing his past as an improv noise collage artist in Connecticut, Kohnle paints a portrait of melodies and fitting arrangements throughout this neatly textured album. While not quite chamber pop, it almost feels as elegant with lavish use of bridges and choruses amid semi-chaotic avant garde jazz structures. It’s witty, divergent, and never altruistic which I blame for the downfall of many experimental indie pop and alternative pop acts failure.
- J-Sin
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